2023 World Baseball Classic

[GKJ]

22-2 is the final

In 5 innings

 

[John Price]

Japanese phenom apologizes for HBP with candy

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki brought two bags full of candy and signed a baseball for William Escala as an apology for hitting the Czech Republic outfielder with a 101 mph pitch.

www.espn.com

 

[Terry Yake]

what's wrong with korea? is baseball dying over there? doesn't seem like there are as many korean MLB players as there once were either

 

[Cas]

what's wrong with korea? is baseball dying over there? doesn't seem like there are as many korean MLB players as there once were either

There have never been many (28 in history, and at least two of those were Americans). Six were active last year (one American). That seems about typical.

 

[GKJ]

So Great Britain beats Colombia

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

21 up, 21 down for Puerto Rico.

EDIT: 24 up, 24 down now.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

And Puerto Rico scores a 10th run, so it's an 8 inning mercy rule perfecto!

 

[GKJ]

And Puerto Rico scores a 10trun, so it's an 8 inning mercy rule perfecto!

I wonder how many of those there have been around baseball history

Why didn't Garrett Stubbs start for Israel?

 

[GKJ]

The United States of America couldn't find a 2nd baseman?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Canada getting absolutely smoked, yikes.

 

[GKJ]

it seems like there's just not enough pitching to go around. Canada's #3 starter should at least be a Triple A-level, not playing independent ball.

 

[GKJ]

Tim Anderson almost short-arms his first play at 2B

 

[VanillaCoke]

This game was over halfway through the bottom of the first
Mercy rule only after 5 only a matter of time now.

 

[John Price]

Canada got mercy ruled by the US

what's wrong with korea? is baseball dying over there? doesn't seem like there are as many korean MLB players as there once were either

It's actually not, KBO is alive and well and Lee Jung Ho is still coming to MLB most likely in the next few years. There are some good hitters on that team but the pitching is questionable. They really need to look into developing better pitching and bullpen because KBO has long been known for wacky comebacks and bullpen meltdowns

 

[Fish on The Sand]

What a f***ing joke

 

[Cas]

What a f***ing joke

The Tigers suck; Cabrera is nearly 40, on an expiring contract, hasn't been good in years, and doesn't really have any big milestones to reach; if Cabrera gets hurt, the Tigers probably get insurance to pay his contract anyway. That really is a joke.

 

[GKJ]

Colombia can't find a run

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

FWIW

Canada HAS to cash in here after Lopez triples.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Some of these young hitters on Canada look pretty legit. Gonna be even more fun to see what the lineup looks like for the next one...and if we get some pitching to show up lol

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

3 run jack!

 

[PanniniClaus]

Otto Lopez... how we now!!!

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Matheson on the mound...lets see if we can shit ball our way to 3 outs here.

 

[GKJ]

Nelson Cruz is playing the field for the first time in 5 years

 

[GKJ]

Now a RBI single for Robinson Cano

 

[GKJ]

Dominicans beat Israel 10-0. But it's a walk off mercy rule, so evidently we celebrate it like it's a walk off and not a mercy rule. Maybe it's more because Nelson Cruz scored the last run. Israel had 1 hit.

DR vs, Puerto Rico tomorrow in a de facto playoff.