The World Baseball Classic continues on Friday night with an intriguing matchup between Italy and Panama at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan.
Italy has had a mixed start to the tournament, splitting their first two games in thrilling fashion, while Panama started off the tournament strong with a win in their opening game against China. However, they have since lost two straight games, including a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in their last game.
