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- World Baseball Classic Power Rankings: All 8 Quarterfinalists Ranked
It's not surprising to see Japan and the Dominican Republic emerge from World Baseball Classic pool play undefeated. The third unbeaten squad, though? It's not who anyone would've expected. The 20-team field is down to eight, and while pool play didn't go the way Team USA would've envisioned, the dream team survived thanks to Italy's extraordinary 4-0 run through Pool B. Now, the top four favorites from our initial World Baseball Classic power rankings still remain standing, but Italy looks capable of taking any team down. Before the quarterfinals begin Friday night in Houston and Miami, here are the countries still vying for a championship — ranked from eight to one — along with a player to watch and an X-factor for every team. - WBC Standings, Bracket, Schedule: How To Watch 8. Korea (2-2, Pool C Runners-Up) This is already a step forward for Korea, which failed to advance out of the first round of the last three tournaments. But this is also the only team in the tournament with multiple losses. Korea moved on over Australia and Chinese Taipei, who were also 2-2, due to tiebreaker rules. Every run mattered in a 7-2 Korea victory over Australia in a tense finish to the pool. A much tougher test awaits against the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinal. Considering Korea’s best attribute is its hitting — not a pitching staff that has a 4.50 ERA this WBC (and tallied a 7.55 ERA in the last one) — a tall task awaits against one of the scariest lineups in the tournament. Player to Watch: Do Yeong Kim Kim only has four hits in the tournament, but he has made them count. The 2024 KBO MVP hit a go-ahead two-run home run against Chinese Taipei (and later tied the game in the eighth with an RBI double in a game Korea ultimately lost in extra innings) and contributed an RBI single in the Australia win. There are MLB players on this roster, but both Kim — who became the youngest player in KBO history two years ago to join the 30-30 club as just 20 years old — and reigning KBO Rookie of the Year Hyun Min Ahn, whose sacrifice fly against Australia made the difference in advancing, also bring a lot of firepower to this lineup. X-factor: Bo Gyeong Moon The 25-year-old KBO slugger hit more than 20 home runs each of… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Team USA manager hits back at ‘false narratives’ after humiliating W...
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It's not surprising to see Japan and the Dominican Republic emerge from World Baseball Classic pool play undefeated. The third unbeaten squad, though? It's not who anyone would've expected. The 20-team field is down to eight, and while pool play didn't go the way Team USA would've envisioned, the dream team survived thanks to Italy's extraordinary 4-0 run through Pool B. Now, the top four favorites from our initial World Baseball Classic power rankings still remain standing, but Italy looks capable of taking any team down. Before the quarterfinals begin Friday night in Houston and Miami, here are the countries still vying for a championship — ranked from eight to one — along with a player to watch and an X-factor for every team. - WBC Standings, Bracket, Schedule: How To Watch 8. Korea (2-2, Pool C Runners-Up) This is already a step forward for Korea, which failed to advance out of the first round of the last three tournaments. But this is also the only team in the tournament with multiple losses. Korea moved on over Australia and Chinese Taipei, who were also 2-2, due to tiebreaker rules. Every run mattered in a 7-2 Korea victory over Australia in a tense finish to the pool. A much tougher test awaits against the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinal. Considering Korea’s best attribute is its hitting — not a pitching staff that has a 4.50 ERA this WBC (and tallied a 7.55 ERA in the last one) — a tall task awaits against one of the scariest lineups in the tournament. Player to Watch: Do Yeong Kim Kim only has four hits in the tournament, but he has made them count. The 2024 KBO MVP hit a go-ahead two-run home run against Chinese Taipei (and later tied the game in the eighth with an RBI double in a game Korea ultimately lost in extra innings) and contributed an RBI single in the Australia win. There are MLB players on this roster, but both Kim — who became the youngest player in KBO history two years ago to join the 30-30 club as just 20 years old — and reigning KBO Rookie of the Year Hyun Min Ahn, whose sacrifice fly against Australia made the difference in advancing, also bring a lot of firepower to this lineup. X-factor: Bo Gyeong Moon The 25-year-old KBO slugger hit more than 20 home runs each of… [TheTopNews] Read More.
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Team USA manager Mark DeRosa has fired back at his critics after he came under fire for displaying a lack of knowledge of the fundamentals for the World Baseball Classic. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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The crash was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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