Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2026 Road to LA 2028

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3 hours ago, Josh said:

 and  seem to be the favourites, but I wouldn't count out  and  are in the mix

 sucks at the WBC and we have some key names missing, no chance for us  

Actually, I think I would favoured Mexico over Venezuela now. Not necessarily because of the skill level between the two teams but I realized that because the way the bracket is set up, there's a good chance Venezuela will play Japan in the quarterfinal and that would be a challenge.

 

I would be shocked if Cuba qualifies. A lot of baseball experts have them finishing last in their pool.

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2 hours ago, hoversaBR said:

I just realized we're here. 

Yeah, very happy to see that Brazil qualified! And most impressively, the roster is mostly home-grown players unlike a few other teams here.

 

Unfortunately, it will be hard for you guys to win a game but I will definitely be rooting for you guys to have success!

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Very shaky outing from Dominican Republic ace Cristopher Sanchez and Nicaragua has the early lead 

 

We'll see how long it lasts.

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Nicaragua and DR tied at 3 in the 6th. Really impressed with Nicaragua so far 

 

Elsewhere, Brazil only down 2-1 to the US. Of course Aaron Judge has a home run. 

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 finally able to pull ahead with a quite comfortable margin now. 7-1 in the 5th.

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Puerto Rico opened its WBC campaign with a 5-0 win over Colombia

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Taiwan scored a run! It's a miracle!!!

 

Edit: Taiwan has completely taken their frustration out on the Czech Republic. 14-0 now in the 6th inning.

Edited March 7 by Topicmaster1010

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15-5 win for the US over Brazil and 12-3 win for the Dominican Republic over Nicaragua. Both Brazil and Nicaragua put up a good fight but ultimately, they couldn't contain the two powerhouse teams for the full game.

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March 6th Results - Americas

 

Pool A:

 

 Cuba 3-1  Panama

 

Highlights:
 

Spoiler

 

 

 Puerto Rico 5-0  Colombia

 

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Pool A Standings:
 

	Team	W	L	PCT
	Puerto Rico	1	0	1.000
	Cuba	1	0	1.000
	Canada	0	0	.000
	Panama	0	1	.000
	Colombia	0	1	.000

 Pool B:

 

 Mexico 8-2  Great Britain

 

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 United States 15-5  Brazil

 

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Pool B Standings:
 

	Team	W	L	PCT
	Mexico	1	0	1.000
	USA	1	0	1.000
	Italy	0	0	.000
	Great Britain	0	1	.000
	Brazil	0	1	.000

 Pool D:

 

 Netherlands 2-6  Venezuela

 

Highlights:
 

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 Nicaragua 3-12  Dominican Republic

 

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Pool D Standings:
 

	Team	W	L	PCT
	Venezuela	1	0	1.000
	Dominican Rep.	1	0	1.000
	Israel	0	0	.000
	Netherlands	0	1	.000
	Nicaragua	0	1	.000

 

Edited March 7 by Topicmaster1010

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1 hour ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

15-5 win for the US over Brazil and 12-3 win for the Dominican Republic over Nicaragua. Both Brazil and Nicaragua put up a good fight but ultimately, they couldn't contain the two powerhouse teams for the full game.

They did quite well. If you remove the 9th and 8th inning respectively they would have had a respectable performance.