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Baseball still lacks MLB guarantee for Olympic bid
Baseball and softball's joint bid for Olympic reinstatement is still lacking a guarantee that major league stars would be available to play ahead of ...
Unbeaten Dominicans win World Baseball Classic 3-0
Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game — the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stuck with the ...
Dominicans beat Netherlands 4-1, reach WBC final
After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations. When the undefeated Dominican ...
Puerto Rico beats Japan, reaches first WBC final
Even with a roster devoid of major leaguers and a mere six months to prepare his club, Japan manager Koji Yamamoto still felt immense pressure to ...
Yanks' Teixeira has partially torn tendon sheath
Mark Teixeira says he has a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist and didn't rule out missing up to two months of the regular season.
Team USA ousted from WBC _ a journeyman jolts 'em
Ryan Braun and Ryan Vogelsong are out, Team USA is ruined. Either that, or a much simpler reason a club loaded with big league All-Stars got ...
Figueroa helps Puerto Rico oust US from WBC, 4-3
Brandon Phillips grimaced as he chuckled about his travel plans. He had hoped to accompany Team USA to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic ...
Mets' Wright has moderate rib strain, will rest
New York Mets third baseman David Wright has a moderate strain on the left side of his rib cage that will shut him down until next week, leaving his ...
MLB pitchers lost in translation no more
There were times in the low minors when Mariano Rivera felt totally lost on the mound. That was, before he got a good grasp of his cut fastball — and ...
Dominicans beat United States in WBC, 3-1
Horns honked, percussion pulsed and school kids squealed. Miami can make quite a din when the Dominicans win. The visiting team on the scoreboard, the ...
Brewers, Gomez agree to $28.3M, 4-year deal
Carlos Gomez ran after balls hit into the outfield and zipped from base to base with the same intensity, his big new contract apparently not affecting ...
Puerto Rico rallies past Italy 4-3 in WBC
With the score tied and two outs, Puerto Rico's Alex Rios kept running from second base. Rios scored the go-ahead run without a play, and the Puerto ...
Want tix? Spring training crowds down this year
Fresh from pitching against solid Atlanta hitters, Jake Westbrook faced a far trickier test: Guess how much fans paid for box seats to watch the ...
US beats Puerto Rico 7-1 in WBC
Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish. Gonzalez pitched five scoreless innings and the Americans beat ...
Dominican Republic rallies past Italy 5-4 in WBC
Robinson Cano pumped his fist. Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez danced together near home plate. Fernando Rodney pointed to the sky after the final out.
Japan beats Netherlands 10-6 at WBC
Shinnosuke Abe homered twice in an eight-run second inning, Hisayoshi Chono drove in five runs and two-time defending champion Japan beat the ...
Netherlands beats Cuba 7-6, reaches WBC semis
Kalian Sams' ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Andruw Jones with the winning run, capping a comeback from a two-run, eighth-inning deficit and lifting ...
Gonzalez starts for US against Puerto Rico in WBC
Gio Gonzalez munched on chicken wings and shrimp scampi at a sports bar in his hometown as he watched Team USA rally to stay alive in the World ...
Netherlands beats Cuba 7-6 to advance at WBC
Kalian Sams drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Netherlands past Cuba 7-6 Monday and advance to ...
Dominican Republic beats Puerto Rico 4-2 at WBC
Robinson Cano homered and the undefeated Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 4-2 on Sunday night to win their first-round group in the World Baseball ...
No suspensions from Canada-Mexico brawl at Classic
The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be suspended ...
Jones, Hosmer lead US past Canada, move up in WBC
Running out of outs, Adam Jones and the United States suddenly broke loose and saved themselves from a humbling loss. Now, thanks to a fast finish, ...
Beyond the brawl: World Baseball Classic scenes
Of course, there was the bunt single that turned into a brawl between the players - and the fans - in the Mexico-Canada WBC matchup. But the World ...
Japan routs Netherlands 16-4, reaches WBC semis
Two-time defending champion Japan hit a record-tying six home runs, scoring in all seven innings Sunday to rout the Netherlands 16-4 and reach the ...