Samurai Japan was the first squad to advance to the Classic quarterfinals, and then thanks to a clutch HR by Masataka Yoshida, it edged gritty Australia to secure the top seed in Pool C.
Kyle Schwarber drilled a 427-foot go-ahead homer as part of a five-run fifth inning as the USA improved to 2-0 in the World Baseball Classic with a victory over Great Britain.
NBA star Klay Thompson isn't the only person in his family with impressive leaping ability. His brother, Trayce, showed off his own hops with an incredible HR robbery for Great Britain.
A pair of long overdue walk-off home runs and the surprising power of Luis Arraez were among yesterday's most fascinating World Baseball Classic tidbits.
Owen Caissie opened the scoring for Canada as it defeated Colombia, and his long ball was particularly patriotic as it found a Canadian flag that two fans brought to the game.
Catch the Yankees and Mets in Grapefruit League play at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Cactus League action when the Giants battle the Cubs at 4 (available in Giants market).
