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As Paul Sekens prepared to make his World Baseball Classic debut, he has published a letter about his motivation for representing Team USA.

But on that topic, Andrew Baggarly has uncovered an unexpected fact: For teams in the Americas, this WBC is their last chance to qualify for those 2028 Olympics. From Baggarly’s story: ...

The win itself was perfection. Mexico's 16-run output tied the third-largest margin of victory in WBC history, trailing only South Korea's 22-2 demolition of China in 2023 and the United States' 17-0 ...

An All-Star lineup of Major League sluggers and a deep, sturdy pitching rotation gave Team USA sky-high expectations entering the World Baseball Classic. They delivered in their first game, though the ...

USA, with two powerful teams headed on a collision course, with a raucous sellout crowd ready to watch the spectacle.