USA, Mexico and World Baseball
Digest more
USA advance in WBC
Digest more
Team USA is on the verge of one of the most embarrassing exits in World Baseball Classic history and, at this point, there’s nothing they can do about it.
Team USA have been one of the favorites at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, but Mark DeRosa and his team had an embarrassing night against Italy. The MLB-heavy Americans entered the WBC as odds-on favorites to win the tournament.
Keep track of which U.S. Paralympic athletes have won medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics Games.
Gunnar Henderson finally gets Team USA on the scoreboard with a solo homer to right-center. The 414-foot bomb gives Henderson his fifth hit in just eight WBC at bats. Team USA trails by seven.
After a few seconds, he gets up, receives his cap from a good Samaritan, and wants to continue to fight. The first person he hits is the guy who handed him his cap. That unnecessary punch brings the Mexican fan back out to throw punches, and now he’s fighting two guys.
The U.S. men's national team will train out of Great Park in Irvine, California, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.