Phoenix. Italy provided the first surprise in pool D of the World Baseball Classic defeating (6-5) Mexico at the end of a 9 innings of memorable drama.

Fukuoka. Cuba has won the prestigious match against Japan on Wednesday. The record world champion defeated the two-time World Baseball Classic winner 6-3 to conclude the first round in Fukuoka, Japan. Cuba finishes the first phase with a clean 3-0 record in first place, while Japan joins them in round two with two wins in three games.

Fukuoka/San Juan/Phoenix. Cuba defeated Japan on Wednesday to conclude the first round Pool A in Fukuoka as the number-one seed. Both teams will advance to the second round joined by Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands from Pool B. Games at the Tokyo Dome start on Friday.

Fukuoka/Taichung. Chinese Tapei and IBAF 2011 Baseball World Cup winner the Netherlands are joining Cuba and Japan in the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome (March 8 to 12) in Tokyo, Japan. The Dutch team beat Australia in the afternoon game at Intercontinental Stadium in Taichung on Tuesday to finish the first round in second place. Chinese Taipei lost to Korea, but still was ranked first in Pool B due to the tiebreaker. In Pool A China celebrated a late comeback to get its first win in the tournament.

Fukuoka. China is going to finish in third place in the first-round Pool A. They stunned Brazil with a late rally to prevail 5-2 in a duel of winless teams at the Yahoo! Dome in Fukuoka on Tuesday afternoon. Both teams will miss the second round, as Japan and Cuba advance from Pool A.

Fukuoka/Taichung. The first two participants for the second round at the 2013 World Baseball Classic are known. Cuba and Japan advance in Pool A thanks to the Cuban rout over China on Monday in Fukuoka. Both baseball powerhouses have two wins apiece, while their opponents Brazil and China remain winless with two games left on the […]

Argentina 11 vs. Netherlands 1 Argentina made it three wins from four games when they toppled the Netherlands 11-1 this morning. That win has the team on course to finish third in their pool. But it also includes the Black Sox, who they play tomorrow. The chief destroyer for Argentina was its lead-off batter, Fernando […]

Fukuoka. Japan and Cuba have reached the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic with two games left in Pool B of the first round. Cuba captured its second win in round-robin play on Monday afternoon at the Yahoo! Dome in Fukuoka thanks to a 12-0 blowout over China.

Fukuoka. Record Baseball World Champion Cuba has a winning start into the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The team of manager Victor Mesa beat Brazil 5-2 on Sunday afternoon to earn the victory in their tournament opener at the Yahoo! Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. For Brazil it was the second loss in as many games after another strong performance in Pool A of the first round.

Fukuoka/Taichung. Day two of the first round in Pool A and B at the 2013 World Baseball Classic is in the books. Pool A at the Yahoo! Dome in Fukuoka saw no surprise on Sunday, as Cuba entered the tournament with a win over Brazil and Japan downed China for its second victory. At Intercontinental Stadium in Taichung, Chinese Taipei won the battle of undefeated teams in Pool B against the Netherlands to earn their second win.