Italy holds off Puerto Rico rally, reaches WBC semifinals
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Two countries will once again be raptly watching a World Baseball Classic semifinal March 16 when Venezuela and Italy play for the right to take on Team USA a night later. It's ju
They danced around the bases, pounded their chests, screamed and shouted, and by the end of the night Saturday, Venezuela had knocked off the World Baseball Classic giant. Team Venezuela, for the first time in 17 years,
Venezuela and the Dominican Republic met for the sixth time in WBC history with the Pool D championship at stake.
Yet the Dominican Republic is on to the World Baseball Classic semifinals anyway, thanks to a dismantling of Korea that was downright surgical. Two big innings keyed by aggressive baserunning, Cristopher Sánchez’s five shutout innings and Austin Wells’ pinch-hit three-run walk-off home run were more than enough for the Dominicans in a 10-0,
Team USA is headed back to the World Baseball Classic Final, and getting there took everything they had against the Dominican Republic.
A night after pulling off one of the most shocking results in World Baseball Classic history, Italy clinched the pool with a 9-1 win over Mexico.
The Royals have been featured very prominently in the World Baseball Classic. “It’s been a lot of fun watching our guys go out there and have big games, come through in clutch moments,” Michael Wacha said.
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) starts its quarterfinal round on Friday night, but the tournament has already produced unforgettable highlights. Many of them have been from Team