The 2026 WBC Thread

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Cal Raleigh spoke to Randy Arozarena and Mariners manager Dan Wilson after last night’s handshake drama, per
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“There’s no beef with Randy. I love him. He’s my brother.”
 
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Puerto Rico can secure first place in Pool A if they improve to 4-0 with a win over Canada
Canada could win Pool A with a victory over PR tonight AND Cuba tomorrow. However, a loss to Cuba tomorrow would eliminate Canada regardless of tonight's result
 
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Can we talk about Druw Jones' offense in the WBC?

.400 AVG
1 XBH
2 RBI
2 R
4 BB | 6 K
1.033 OPS

He's walked 3 times tonight as the leadoff hitter for the Netherlands, including a diving grab in the outfield.

Really encouraging spring overall for the 22-year-old
 
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How Team USA can be eliminated from Pool B :

Mexico 1 Italy 0
Mexico 2 Italy 0
Mexico 3 Italy 0
Mexico 4 Italy 0
Mexico 2 Italy 1
Mexico 3 Italy 1
Mexico 4 Italy 1
Mexico 3 Italy 2
Mexico 4 Italy 2
Mexico 4 Italy 3
 

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How Team USA can be eliminated from Pool B :

Mexico 1 Italy 0
Mexico 2 Italy 0
Mexico 3 Italy 0
Mexico 4 Italy 0
Mexico 2 Italy 1
Mexico 3 Italy 1
Mexico 4 Italy 1
Mexico 3 Italy 2
Mexico 4 Italy 2
Mexico 4 Italy 3
You just know Mexico would love to make that happen
 
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FOX has announced that Italy vs. Mexico will now air on FS1 tonight.

Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela has been moved to Tubi, and 'The Masked Singer: Care Bears Night' will still be shown on the main FOX channel
 
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The USA-Mexico WBC game drew 5.018 million viewers on FOX and FOX Deportes, a 215% spike over their WBC pool game in 2023.
 
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The simplest way to calculate USA's chances to survive and qualify for the WBC quarterfinals:
If Italy scores 4 runs tonight against Mexico, whether they win or lose, USA is in.
 
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Official Team USA changes so far: Skubal, Wacha, Yarbrough off the quarterfinal roster.

Will Vest, Tyler Rogers, Tim Hill added to the quarterfinal roster.
 
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Matthew Boyd is expected to return to Cubs camp to be stretched out as starter for season since he wouldn’t get enough innings as a Team USA reliever. Clay Holmes is in a similar spot and may go back to Mets camp. Twins ace Joe Ryan is a candidate to take one USA roster spot.
 
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Ranger Suarez are expected to start the Japan vs. Venezuela quarterfinal on Saturday
 
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Joe Ryan will replace Clayton Kershaw on Team USA's WBC roster after the quarterfinal, per
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Ryan would be lined up to pitch in the championship game
 
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Joe Ryan will officially NOT join Team USA's roster for a role in the potential championship game, per
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Paul Skenes will be available for roughly 70 to 75 pitches tonight, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said.
 

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Atrocious final pitch call. Embarrassingly bad and I wanted US to win
 

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Tough to see Gerry go down like that but let's go USA!! This is some really riveting baseball to watch
 

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