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

[Gianlu33 5,952]

Won and done  

 7-4

[MichiganGold 7]

 was eliminated from Quaters contention in their loss to Cuba. Subsquently as the WBC is the only Olympics qualifier for the Americas, they won't be flying out to LA in 2028.

 are a loss away from elimination.

 Definitely looks the strongest to take the qualification spots thus far.

[JoshMartini007 2,827]

13 minutes ago, MichiganGold said:

 Definitely looks the strongest to take the qualification spots thus far.

Unfortunately, the loser of their direct match will likely play  in the quarters and there's a good chance you need to reach the semis to get the quota. The quotas likely comes down to the winner of  and the winner of a Pool A team () vs.   

 

This is why having Olympic quotas being decided in a tournament with unrelated teams is a horrible idea.

[Sindo 1,805]

Just now, JoshMartini007 said:

This is why having Olympic quotas being decided in a tournament with unrelated teams is a horrible idea.

And let's not forget this is happening way before the 2 years before the Olympics mark which is written in the Olympic qualification guidelines 

[clemsonbeav 479]

1 minute ago, Sindo said:

And let's not forget this is happening way before the 2 years before the Olympics mark which is written in the Olympic qualification guidelines 

This + the 2 W CONMEBOL teams that (probably) qualified last year...just making sure the Americas are well represented in the initial qualifications.  

[Sindo 1,805]

27 minutes ago, clemsonbeav said:

This + the 2 W CONMEBOL teams that (probably) qualified last year...just making sure the Americas are well represented in the initial qualifications.  

Those are still not official though. Let's wait for the qualification document to be released.

[clemsonbeav 479]

1 minute ago, Sindo said:

Those are still not official though. Let's wait for the qualification document to be released.

Correct...hopefully soon (for football and the others)!

[phelps 8,655]

4 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

That's what I call outright suicide, the way things are going.

naaa, showing good depth both on offense and on the mound, the only real problem is J.J.D'Orazio as a catcher

actually, he's not even a catcher, he allowed so many passed balls (I don't care if they were recorded as wild pitches, those were all on the catcher) 

hope he's not going to play anymore on defense, but just as a pinch hitter only

[Topicmaster1010 6,423]

 vs.  in a rain delay. Hopefully this game still gets underway today.

[Topicmaster1010 6,423]

 Nicaragua has squandered so many chances this tournament, it's so sad