Watch Jung Hoo Lee rake in San Francisco, and you'll see one of the more unique swings in Major League Baseball. His swing marches forward like a military procedure. Step 1: Lee starts standing tall and spread out in the batter's box, his hands high over his head and his

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Luke Salas looked out over the ballfield in Budapest, Hungary, last summer and couldn't believe where baseball had taken him. The former Pepperdine University player, who spent a year in the Texas Rangers organization, had always been interested in international baseball, but now found himself the manager for Croatia's team

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins outfielder Harrison Bader confirmed Tuesday that he intends to play for Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

With a .450 batting average and five RBIs, Francisco Lindor helped carry Team Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. When the event returns next year, Lindor will reprise his leading role.

ARLINGTON -- Angels superstar Mike Trout said he had great conversations with Team USA manager Mark DeRosa and new captain Aaron Judge last week and indicated his interest in participating in the World Baseball Classic again next year. Trout served as captain in the 2023 edition that saw Team USA

Loukas Soukeras is heading to Norway. It's not his first choice; he'd prefer to stay in his home country of Greece. But if Soukeras wants to continue playing baseball, to live his dream out on the field, he has no choice but to head to Oslo to join VIF Vålerenga

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge recalls watching from home while Mike Trout led Team USA onto the field in the most recent World Baseball Classic finals, proudly carrying a flagpole flying the stars and stripes across his right shoulder. That responsibility of representing both a roster and a country now

Six teams from six nations arrived in Mexico City last week with one goal: Becoming the champion of the Americas. In the second iteration of the Baseball Champions League Americas tournament -- the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association won in 2023 -- the hosts, the Diablos Rojos del México,

Team USA has its leadership in place ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. On Thursday, USA Baseball announced that Mark DeRosa will return to the dugout to manage the United States at the 2026 WBC, marking his second consecutive stint leading the stars and stripes at the Classic. DeRosa

Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Colombia and Nicaragua Placed into Pools After Advancing from Qualifiers Played Earlier this Year; Defending Champions from Samurai Japan to Host Pool C at Tokyo Dome; 2023 Runner-Ups from Team USA to Host Pool B at Daikin Park in Houston; San Juan to Host Pool A; Miami

Daisuke Matsuzaka carving up batters en route to back-to-back MVP Awards; Nelson Cruz’s triumphant blast; Adam Jones’ leaping home run robbery; Javier Báez’s no-look tag; and Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout with the championship on the line -- these are just some of the World Baseball Classic’s indelible moments that

The Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks made history in 2023. That year in Mérida, Mexico, the Red Hawks, members of the American Association, an MLB Partner League, defeated Colombia's Caimanes de Barranquilla in the inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas. They may not have been able to take the title of true world champions,

The season couldn't have started worse. Do-yeong Kim, just 20 years old at the time, was entering his third year with the Kia Tigers of the KBO, Korea's top professional baseball league. He was coming off an 84-game season which saw him top a .300 batting average with an increase

If you’re looking for baseball heaven, there’s only one name you need to know: Abusan. Named for the popular baseball manga, this Abusan – located below street level in Shinjuku City – is a beloved baseball-themed izakaya -- term for Japanese pub -- that has fed hungry baseball fans for

In the winter of 2016, Dodgers utility player and Kiké Hernández had just finished his second season with the Dodgers, yet to become the postseason hero that he is now known for in Los Angeles. So, that offseason, he returned to Puerto Rico to play for the Gigantes de Carolina

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check out the full newsletter HERE. The World Baseball Classic Qualifiers have wrapped up, with Nicaragua, Chinese Taipei, Colombia and

After Nicaragua and Chinese Taipei booked their trips to the 2026 World Baseball Classic last week, only two spots remained. The first of those was decided when Colombia went 3-0 in the Tucson (Ariz.) Qualifiers and booked its ticket to next year's tournament. China was eliminated after finishing with an

TUCSON, Ariz. – Colombia is going back to the World Baseball Classic. The team entered the Tucson Qualifier as the clear favorite, the country’s roster bursting with talent even after big league players such as José Quintana and Donovan Solano couldn’t participate. All they did at the Kino Veterans Memorial

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Vitor Ito speaks Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Unfortunately, I only speak English. That meant that this time, the translator needed his own translator. "I'm being careful not to talk too much, so it will be easier for the interpreter to translate," Ito said, laughing, his Portuguese being

TUCSON, Ariz. – With Colombia having already qualified for the 2026 World Baseball Classic after sweeping its three games at the Tucson leg of this year’s qualifiers this week -- and China having been eliminated after losing all three of its contests – the second team to come out of

TUCSON, Ariz. -- On a team filled with experienced ballplayers and Major Leaguers both past and present, it's not a veteran that Colombia manager Jose Mosquera penciled in at the top of his lineup. While sweeping its way through the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers this week to advance to the

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Lou Helmig is tall and lean, long brown locks hanging from beneath his ballcap. He looks the part of the prototypical ballplayer, like he was born to play the game. In a way, he was. Lou's grandfather, Claus, is called "the godfather of German baseball." He --

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Brazilian national team isn't lacking in professional talent. Though there are no active Major Leaguers on the roster (former big leaguers Paulo Orlando and Andre Rienzo are on the coaching staff -- the first all-Brazilian coaching staff in the team's history), Angels prospect Lucas Ramirez --