Matt Snyder

At least a few of the dozen teams that played last October won't be around this postseason

The vaunted USA offense was punchless in Miami, while Venezuela and the team's raucous fans prevailed

Venezuela upset the Americans 3-2 to win its first World Baseball Classic crown

Nolan McLean is set to start but manager Mark DeRosa needs a plan behind the Mets rookie

USA has a powerful lineup, on paper, but it hasn't really exploded in the WBC

The joy, passion and talent that make baseball special have been on full display during the 2026 WBC

With as much turnover as the MLB playoffs boast, there's plenty of opportunity for a return to contention

For the first time in the history of the WBC, Venezuela has made the finals

Rojas will miss roughly half the 2026 season

If the Dominican Republic was, in fact, the best team, as Soto proclaimed, shouldn't they have won?

Tyler Rogers, David Bednar, Roman Anthony and Gunnar Henderson were the heroes for Team USA against the Dominican Republic

Home of the back-to-back defending champs, let's take a look at the NL West

The WBC has come so far since its initial offering in 2006

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