For nearly seven innings, one of the greatest upsets in international baseball history was in the making. With Japan having ...

Japan was able to clinch a quarterfinals berth in the World Baseball Classic thanks to a late home run from Masataka Yoshida.

Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox earlier this offseason, proved t ...

Four teams put their undefeated records on the line during Tuesday's action in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

A few teams have already punched their tickets to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals ... but not Team USA.

The Houston Astros’ newest starting pitcher isn’t sweating whether he’ll join his team in the World Baseball Classic.

Three years ago, Samurai Japan fielded a team in the World Baseball Classic that might as well have been called the Future Dodgers. Playing both ways was Shohei Ohtani, who was employed by the Angels ...

Samurai Japan will next face either Venezuela, which has a strong roster, or a Dominican Republic team that could double as ...

Team USA entered Tuesday with a chance to go 4-0 in pool play and punch its ticket to the quarterfinals. Instead, the Americans were shut down by Italy through five innings before mounting a comeback ...

The World Baseball Classic is rolling on, and Team Japan is on its way to defending the championship. Meanwhile, back in Houston Astros spring training, Tatsuya Imai is preparing for his first MLB ...

It all came down to Monday’s game between South Korea and Australia. Last week, Australia beat Chinese Taipei to kick off the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Then Chinese Taipei beat Korea. All three of ...

Masataka Yoshida's late home run triggered a comeback win for Samurai Japan over Australia on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome, where ...