SAN DIEGO -- Second baseman Javier Baez singled, stole three bases and scored a run as Puerto Rico advanced to the final round of the World Baseball Classic with a 6-5 victory over the United States on Friday night at Petco Park. Puerto Rico (2-0) strung together six singles in a four-run first inning, and a…
SAN DIEGO — The good people of San Diego just lost their NFL team. They're not going to have much of a baseball team to cheer for this summer. No better time for a hometown hero. With the United States six outs from what would have been an ominous loss to Venezuela, Adam Jones hit the…
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Israel's hopes to go all the way in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) came to an end Wednesday with a loss to Japan. The Israeli team stunned the sports world by going 3-0 in the first round of the WBC and going undefeated in its first four games. By advancing to the second round, Israel made…
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Berlin (dpa) - Twice champions Japan and up-starts Netherlands booked their tickets to the semi-finals of the 2017 World Baseball Classic with victories on Wednesday in Tokyo. Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh slugged a home run to start a five-run sixth inning as Japan finished off two undefeated groups of action by beating Israel 8-3 for first place in…
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For the first time in eight years, the Dominican Republic lost a game in the World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico held the defending champion, who had won 11 straight in the tournament during an eight-year span since 2009, in check Tuesday night at Petco Park in San Diego and claimed a 3-1 victory in Pool F.…
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Five American pitchers combined to throw a four-hit shutout as the United States earned a berth in the second round of the World Baseball Classic with an 8-0 victory over Canada on Sunday night in Miami. The Americans went 2-1 in pool play, finishing behind the Dominican Republic, which went 3-0 in the four-team group, and…
