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  1. NL Cy Young runner-up LHP Christopher Sanchez tossed 5 scoreless innings (8 Ks) as the Dominican Republic trounced South Korea 10-0 in 7 innings in Miami to cruise to the WBC semifinals. C Austin Wells’ 3-run blast ended the contest early via mercy rule. South Korea was 2-hit and didn’t advance any runner to third base.
  2. D.R. and Venezuela had already qualified for the knock-out rounds, but battled in an “Avoid Japan” finale to group play. Four D.R. homers helped them build a 7-3 lead by the 4th inning, ultimately prevailing 7-5 after Abner Uribe struggled in the 9th (walked all 3 batters faced). C William Contreras and CF Jackson Chourio combined to go 0-for-7 with a walk for Venezuela, while LHP Angel Zerpa pitched a scoreless 7th inning (2 H, 2 Ks).
  3. Vinnie Pasquantino smashed 3 homers and Austin Nola tossed 5 scoreless innings as Italy dominated Mexico 9-1 to win their group and qualify for the quarterfinals. 3B Andrew Fischer went 1-for-4 with an RBI double for the winners, while SS Joey Ortiz went 1-for-1 with a walk in defeat.
  4. An RBI bunt and this 2-run single have pushed Italy's lead to 5-0 in the 5th inning, while also clinching a spot for the US in the quarterfinals (based on tie-breaker scenarios). The winner of this Italy-Mexico game will earn the other quarterfinal slot.
  5. Italy (3-0) battles Mexico (2-1), with 3B Andrew Fischer and SS Joey Ortiz in their respective lineups. The Phillies’ Austin Nola starts for Italy and Cubs’ Javier Assad toes the rubber for Mexico. Please score lots of runs, so Team USA can avoid elimination.
  6. Cal Quantrill (5 IP, 1 R (0 ER)) had a solid start, Abraham Toro (3-for-5) homered and Canada never trailed as they defeated Cuba 7-2 to earn a place in the quarterfinals. Tyler Black did not play, as Cuba started a lefty pitcher.
  7. That's an encouraging set of players, as it tells us that RHP Jason Woodward (last MILB game August 2024), C David Garcia (last game April 2025) and RHP Chandler Welch (last game June 2025) are likely all healthy and on course. I also assume the Gonzalez pitcher is 19-year old Aldrin, who was said to throw hard as a 16-year old signee in January 2023 but has been limited to 24.2 career professional innings thus far.
  8. Did the Titanic just sink? Sleepwalking Team USA committed 2 errors and fell behind 8-0 to Italy by the 6th inning, ultimately falling 8-6. Now they need help to make the knock-out rounds. Michael Lorenzen shutout the Americans for 4.2 innings as Italy won despite being out-hit 11-6. Brice Turang (1-for-2) entered as a pinch hitter down 8-1 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th inning, delivering a double before Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 3-run homer. PCA homered again in the 9th, vital runs which might yet save Team USA. The only remaining group game is Italy against Mexico. To sneak into the knock-out rounds, Team USA need any Italy victory OR a Mexico win with Mexico scoring at least 5 runs. A low-scoring win by Mexico would see the US crash out. Andrew Fischer did not play for Italy.
  9. 1B Tyler Black played 5 innings of Canada’s 3-2 win over Puerto Rico, striking out and earning a run-scoring walk in 2 plate appearances. The victory should give Canada some confidence before their Win-Or-Go-Home final group contest against Cuba on Wednesday.
  10. Clutch 2-out hitting produced a 5-run 6th inning for Israel as they defeated the Netherlands 6-2. The Dutch were out-hit 8-3 and went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
  11. The Czech Republic valiantly held Japan scoreless for 7 innings before allowing 13 hitters to come to the plate in a 9-run eighth inning, capped by Munetaka Murakami’s grand slam. Final score 9-0.
  12. Team USA bolted out with a 5-run third inning against Mexico, cruised until Cubs’ LHP Matthew Boyd entered, then held on for a 5-3 win. 2B Brice Turang went 1-for-4 with a double for the US, but also had an error and another ball deflect off his glove (ruled a hit). SS Joey Ortiz went 0-for-3 for Mexico.
  13. Here’s Stiven Cruz of Nicaragua speaking about his earlier experience (Saturday) against the Dominican Republic:
  14. Venezuela was surprisingly limited to just 5 hits against Nicaragua, but still prevailed 4-0 on two Ronald Acuna RBI hits (HR, single) and two other sacrifice flies. 5 Brewers participated: - CF Jackson Chourio: 1-for-3, sac fly - C William Contreras: 0-for-4 - LHP Angel Zerpa: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - RHP Stiven Cruz: 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks (Gleyber Torres, Andres Gimenez, Willson Contreras) - SS Freddy Zamora: late defensive sub
  15. Martin Maldonado delivered the big 3-run double in the 2nd inning of Puerto Rico’s 4-1 victory over Cuba, thus clinching a place in the knock-out rounds. Cuba will need to defeat Canada on Wednesday to secure their own spot.
  16. After missing 2 games with that bruised hand, Jackson Chourio’s first WBC plate appearance was a productive one:
  17. William Contreras with a nice scoop and tag in Venezuela’s win over Nicaragua:
  18. Great Britain 1-hit Brazil to end their 2026 WBC campaign on a high note with an 8-1 victory.
  19. Colombia finished up its 2026 WBC experience by grabbing a 4-3 win over Panama. Both teams finished with 1 win and 3 losses in group play. That’s a disappointing finish for Panama, who had an outside chance of making the knock-out rounds with a win.
  20. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 2nd inning grand slam as the Dominican Republic trounced Israel 10-1.
  21. I feel greedy asking this, but are there any updates on other recovering pitchers – e.g. JB Bukauskas, Thomas Pannone, Will Rudy, Russell Smith, Cameron Wagoner, Enniel Cortez, Eric Prado?
  22. Paolo Espino has gone off into the sunset of retirement.
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