If Curtis Mead had listened to his father, he wouldn't have made his Red Sox debut on Monday night. He'd be a star in the Australian Football League. That's not because his father is some anti-baseball zealot, though. He was a ballplayer himself, suiting up for the Adelaide Giants in

Former big league manager John McLaren had his career planned from a young age, telling his schoolteachers, "I'm going to make a living in baseball.” But even the 74-year-old baseball lifer couldn't have predicted where the game would end up taking him. Name a job, and he's likely done it:

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He struck out Shohei Ohtani -- along with Lars Nootbaar and Munetaka Murakami, though those two K's didn’t receive nearly the same level of attention.

Red Sox Nation has Dave Roberts, his daring theft of second base jumpstarting Boston’s remarkable comeback in the 2004 ALCS. For Venezuelans, they have Javier Sanoja, his ninth-inning steal setting up the game-winning run in this spring’s World Baseball Classic final against the USA. But Venezuela manager Omar López wasn't

NEW YORK -- When Marlins catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks found out that he would be representing Team Canada at this spring’s World Baseball Classic, no one told him. There wasn’t a phone call or text, nor did he learn about it on TV the way some players discover they’ve been

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Stuart Fairchild is quick to admit his return to Spring Training after representing Team Chinese Taipei in the 2026 World Baseball Classic was a bit of a culture shock. Sure, transitioning from the high-stakes at-bats of an international tournament to the “spring stats don’t matter” mentality at Guardians camp would

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ARLINGTON -- It didn’t take long for Salvador Perez to commemorate Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic victory. Perez is carrying that memory on forever, unveiling a new tattoo on his left thigh that celebrates his native country’s first WBC title. “It’s going to be with me the rest of my life,”

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Logan Webb made his final start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals in Houston, but he always planned to see the entire tournament through. He accompanied his teammates to Miami for the final two rounds and soaked in the playoff-like atmosphere at loanDepot park,

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MESA, Ariz. -- Eugenio Suárez couldn't help being a little tired when he rolled back into Reds camp after his triumphant experience with Team Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic. “When I first talked to him, he was like ‘Man, I’d love to have a day to kind of catch

MESA, Ariz. -- Daniel Palencia walked through the Cubs' clubhouse on Friday afternoon, wearing a Venezuela jersey with his gold World Baseball Classic medal around his neck glistening with each step he took. The Cubs' closer smiled wide when he saw Pete Crow-Armstrong chatting with reporters. "What timing,” Crow-Armstrong quipped.

TAMPA, Fla. – There was still some anger in Aaron Judge’s stride as he walked through the familiar hallways of George M. Steinbrenner Field, replaying Team USA’s loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. “You’re still thinking about the last couple of games. You’re mad about that,” Judge said.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The emotions came pouring out of Luis Arraez after he watched Venezuela defeat Team USA, 3-2, and win his country’s first World Baseball Classic title on Tuesday. He fell to his knees and wept on the field. He belted the Venezuelan national anthem at the top of

The World Baseball Classic began as something of an experiment 20 years ago. Many thought it would fizzle and quickly become forgotten. Early on it was difficult for the event to garner attention, and to have clubs and players buy in. Now, though, the decision to stick with it is

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to Braves camp beaming with pride and looking forward to seeing his longtime teammate and World Baseball Classic opponent Ozzie Albies wearing a Venezuela jersey. “I lost a bet,” a smiling Albies said as he walked across the Braves' clubhouse with Acuna’s

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Fernando Tatis Jr. and Mason Miller reunited in the Padres’ Spring Training clubhouse at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday. Surely, they could’ve spent hours swapping stories from their travels at the World Baseball Classic.

PHOENIX – There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a clubhouse stops being a workplace and starts feeling like a neighborhood. For Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Angel Zerpa, that magic followed them from the roar of the World Baseball Classic at LoanDepot Park in Miami to