With Chinese Taipei and Australia ready to open the tournament in Tokyo (10 p.m. ET, live on FS1), it's time to see who our staff picked to advance out of pool play, lift the trophy and take home MVP honors.
The life-or-death mentality Martin Schneider embodies as a firefighter helped him become a central figure in Czech baseball history when he pitched in high-pressure situations during the nation's run to the Classic in 2022.
After a foul ball sent a Tigers fan over his seats in a failed attempt to catch it, a young Blue Jays fan retrieved the ball and gave it to his elder to make up for the fall.
In maybe the most wild ABS challenge we've seen so far, Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers caught a pitch on a double steal, tumbled to the ground, challenged the called ball -- and won. "Just an average, everyday strike," he quipped.
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