World Baseball Classic Update for February 9, 2016
As we barrel towards the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, here’s the latest news: The Run-Up to the Sydney Qualifiers: First off, the most important news for all of us is how we’ll be able to watch...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update for February 26, 2016
Hello, everybody. Here’s some WBC news from the last few weeks, in no particular order: The Mexican League and the Mexican Baseball Federation continue to squabble, making it unlikely that any Mexican...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic News for March 1, 2016
Here’s the latest WBC news as of March 1, 2016: Team Germany will play exhibition games against three different Mexican League teams, as well as a team from the Brewers organization. “Samurai Japan”...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update For March 7, 2016
It’s been a fairly quiet week in WBC news, as we await the official release of the rosters for the next round of qualifiers. Still, there has been some news: Jon Morosi on the Czech Republic’s WBC...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update for March 11, 2016
Finally, the rosters for the Panama and Mexicali qualifiers of the WBC have been unveiled. I’ll go deeper when I do the previews for the tournaments, but a quick rundown: Mexicali: It appears, on...
View ArticleWBC Update for 4-25-16: Rule changes, Team USA, Puerto Rico, and what Asian...
It’s been awhile, but it’s time for a World Baseball Classic update! General News: A possible change in the WBC rules will be introduced in order to entice more pitchers to play. It would allow teams...
View ArticleWBC Update (May 18, 2016)
It’s time for a WBC update! Taiwan has abandoned plans to bid for a WBC pool, likely ensuring that Korea will host something. Aroldis Chapman is now a US Citizen and says he’d play for Team USA if...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update (Sept. 6, 2016)
Due to my trip and other responsibilities, I’ve been slacking on WBC updates. So, here is one. The Pools for the 2017 WBC have been revealed: The biggest piece of WBC news in the past few weeks is...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update (September 14, 2016): A Minor Update
A small WBC update today, with just two pieces of news: First off, David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is unlikely to play for Venezuela next year due to wrist surgery. Secondly, according to the the...
View ArticleWorld Baseball Classic Update (9-30-16)
It’s time for a WBC Update! First off, as you probably saw, Israel won it’s qualifying pool and is headed to the main WBC tournament. Secondly, White Sox instructor Luis Sierra, who was a first-base...
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