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The World Baseball Classic semifinal between Italy and Venezuela on Monday night will feature starting pitchers Michael Lorenzen (Rockies) for Italy and Keider Montero (Tigers) for Venezuela...

one more inning to get to Mason Miller turned into a dominant relief pitching and defensive battle in this one... Dominguez on against heart of order whitlock or hoffman for bot 8?

how is this game not great for the sport of baseball? Ofc Julio Rodriguez was fortunate there not to have a broken wrist on the hbp from Skenes. Tatis absolutely flying down the 1B line there...should have been on third, though. Great play by Henderson, too. Just couldn't make an accurate throw. Witt Jr. can play a little ball.

Well, it all depends on how long Fedde lasts. Are they playing to win in 2026, or more concerned with protecting their prospects? I think everyone knows the answer. They'll probably go to Cannon or Sandlin. Even if Schultz actually was 100% ready...you still don't sacrifice a year of control of a potential ToR starter ... not for a franchise that historically never goes for Tier 1 FA pitchers.

Thank god Junior Caminero was traded by the Guardians...

seems they were skeptical about Miami's season despite their inclusion due to a weak schedule big conference teams simply refused to play them...even at home guess it's not that far off from first two rounds at home for ncaaw all about selling more tickets/generating more excitement and enthusiasm

Well, you know Schultz will be held back at least until May to claim another year... McDougal will probably be at BIRM. Wouldn't be surprised if he started his career in the big league pen later in the summer. Sandlin might be one of the first replacements with all those guys coming back from TJS.

Otoh, Walker Buehler went from a Top 5 pitcher in mlb to being on the verge of his last chance to hang on.

A's fans are like where is this version of Luis Severino during the regular season?

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1rso4ga/netflixs_exclusive_wbc_deal_in_japan_reportedly/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi26p_Rj6OTAxURmSYFHctHDvsQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw3tswjFdTxcQ4VqRsqIOPfp Should have given the stream away for free with Netflix and other ads mixed in. Backfired doubly because Japan missed out on semis and finals for first time ever. Japanese manager Ibata not surprisingly resigned already.

Cholowsky 389 Gasparino 375

https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=635877 Gasparino .435 Cholowsky .344

Isn't it more "miraculous" by Sox historical standards to lose that many games over a three year period? Sox Team Record (1901-2025): 9654-9714 That's pretty much the textbook definition of "mired in mediocrity," but the team still could be at least two years away from that. "Miraculous" is Curt Cignetti at Indiana 1980 Olympic Hockey team Hoosiers "The Rookie" Jim Morris story "Searching for Sugarman" Rodriguez story

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https://global.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48185225/mlb-2026-wbc-world-baseball-classic-japan-future-stars Much bigger fan of Takahashi than Itoh...and, of course, Sato.

www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D0fvVXs7JH6I&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjU6-KFiqGTAxXgmmoFHUHRFTIQFnoECBUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2Sh_uJC4t0x8QcUgFQHjJD Francisco Cervelli: “Leading Italy with Culture, Passion, and Baseball Pride" 4:19 min interview https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2026/03/12/francisco-cervelli-pirates-world-baseball-classic-team-italy-manager/stories/202603120075&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjA9P3jiqGTAxWOkmoFHZUPMcQQFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw2avWI3oxh9fEGzs1HB5Lx3

Talking about Teel or they've already diagnosed Suzuki? Interesting that Francisco Cervelli is most associated with Venezuela and has one parent from there...but now is the biggest advocate in the world for Italian beisbol.

Japanese lineup just never got untracked offensively. With the exception of ten and nine run innings against Taipei and Czechia late... Kondoh Okamoto and Mune underwhelmed and Seiya got hurt early.

Takahashi was supposed to be final game starter fwiw. Okamoto should have had that... Kikuchi got lit up for three runs his first inning in Japan last weekend. Desperation time.

Smart hitting there. Maki Genda C/ph Ohtani. Way too anxious ... looks like Mune ends up 4/19 in WBC.

Need a MUNE bomb here in the worst way...

Not using or having access to Imanaga Senga Sasaki Imai was the big difference tonight in the middle innings...relief corps let them down. Itoh's used to starting in Japan. That and VNZ relief pitching. https://www.vogue.com/article/alicia-machado-beauty-queen-trump Most famous Venezuelan "Machado" former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

Japan is just not playing loose and relaxed after that Abreu homer. Saw the same thing happen to Keller the other day against Italy.

Tovar is so underrated...triples machine when healthy and a GG quality fielder.

Need two batters to reach to get Ohtani up again. Hope Venezuela doesn't take Italy for granted. Venezuela vs. DR feels like the championship based on how the US has been playing...but Skenes could be the great equalizer. Problem is he's not going to be pushed to the limit...US bullpen has been spotty at best.