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Great Britain Scare Jolts Team USA Into Action at World Baseball Classic

The U.S. trailed early to massive underdogs in its opening game of the WBC, putting the perils of tournament baseball front and center.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 12, 2023

Angels expect Shohei Ohtani to miss potential World Baseball Classic matchup with USA

TEMPE, Ariz. — Now that Japan has advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani’s path through the tournament and to opening day with the Angels has become clear, and it won’t involve a matchup against Mike Trout.

The Orange County Register · Mar 11, 2023

Team USA Is So Money, It’s ‘Ridiculous’

Take a good look at the Americans’ WBC roster, folks. There has never been a team like this, at least not by net worth.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 10, 2023

Bill Shaikin: Is Major League Baseball really dying? Survey says: No.

You might have heard this before: Baseball is dying.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2023

Michael Cunningham: Braves need Kyle Wright to be good again after ‘Aha!’ year

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Braves lefty Max Fried is the staff’s No. 1 starter. Spencer Strider’s “stuff” is so good that he should be a strikeout machine for a full season like he was for 20 starts in 2022. Old pro Charlie Morton is looking for a bounce-back season in…

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Fantasy Baseball 2023: First-Round Breakdown

As she prepares to draft in an experts league, Jen Piacenti examines how the first round might go.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2023

Inside Shohei Ohtani's contract stand-off as Mike Trout sends plea to MLB's biggest star

Arguably baseball's two biggest stars in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout will be hopeful that they can continue to play together, with the former in a contract dispute with the Los Angeles Angels

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Mike Trout Opens Up About Shohei Ohtani’s Future With Angels

Ohtani is heading into his final under contract with the Halos.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About the World Baseball Classic Rosters

Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport…

Sports Illustrated · Feb 10, 2023

Checking in on Yankees mega-prospect Jasson Dominguez entering 2023

Otherworldly, the Martian, the next Mickey Mantle or simply Mike Trout: These are the designations that were broadcast across the baseball world about Jasson Dominguez when he inked a franchise-record international contract with the Yankees.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023