Four nations will enter the Tucson World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, each dreaming of being among the 20 teams who will ...

Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguer Eric Pardinho will represent Brazil at the latest World Baseball Classic Qualifier, set to ...

Now it’s the World Baseball Classic, a tournament involving ... Because of a Covid-19 cancellation in 2021, the WBC has not been played since 2017. But its economic impact was obvious.

South Korea will have a new manager at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) next year. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) named Ryu Ji-hyun, former manager of the LG Twins, as the new bench boss for ...

(JTA) — With just one month to go until the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Team Israel announced its full roster on Thursday. Thanks to a recruitment effort led by Peter Kurz, president of the ...

Baseball’s version of the World Cup, the WBC gives foreign-born players (and those whose heritage or religion aligns) a chance to play for their countries – and make bonus money to boot.

The World Baseball Classic qualifying games begin February 21 in Taipei, Taiwan. Four teams will battle for two spots in the 2026 WBC. Elian Rayo is in the San Francisco Giants organization ...

Most Japanese couldn't recognize Lars Nootbaar a few weeks ago, before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He's becoming a ...

An up-and-coming St. Louis Cardinals outfielder with the Dutch name of Lars Nootbaar seemed an unlikely pick for the Japanese national team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. But it turns out ...