World Baseball Classic 2023

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The Trea Turner grand slam ends up putting Team USA on top for good, as Venezuela can't recover in the bottom of the ninth. Team USA will progress to face Cuba in the semi-finals of the WBC, while Japan v Mexico is the other semi-final.

 

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The Trea Turner grand slam ends up putting Team USA on top for good, as Venezuela can't recover in the bottom of the ninth. Team USA will progress to face Cuba in the semi-finals of the WBC, while Japan v Mexico is the other semi-final.

I reckon Japan will win it all. Really formidable.

 

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Cuba and USA are facing off in the first semi-final. Cuba loaded the bases in the top of the first against Adam Wainwright, but could only get one run across. Mookie Betts doubled to open the bottom of the first, with Trout, Goldschmidt and Arenado behind him.

 

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Goldy hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to put the USA on top.

 

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USA now out to a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the third, after Trea Turner homered to left field in the bottom of the second and Alonso hit a single that drove in Arenado (and kept the bases loaded).

Now it's 5-1 after Tim Anderson hit a sac fly and Schwarber scored.

 

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Which Cuban player was on the ground injured earlier? I just saw a player on the ground and then the broadcast went to a commercial break.

 

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USA are through to the World Baseball Classic final after trouncing Cuba 14-2. Goldschmidt had four RBI and scored two runs himself. Trea Turner hit two home runs as part of a three-for-five game, while Nolan Arenado had a triple, an RBI and two runs (as well as a HBP). Mookie Betts had three hits from six at-bats, and scored two runs himself.

 

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Trea Turner is the first US player since Ken Griffey Jr to hit multiple homeruns in the one WBC game with homeruns in the second and sixth innings. Turner has a chance to equal the WBC record of five homeruns set by Korea's Seung Yuop Lee back in 2006 for most homeruns in a tournament. Turner has the US record, and is tied with Wladimir Balenien (NED) and Adrian Beltre (DOM) for second most overall homeruns in a single WBC.

 

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Which Cuban player was on the ground injured earlier? I just saw a player on the ground and then the broadcast went to a commercial break.

Reportedly Moncada and Arenado left the game due to injuries. Arenado was hit ine hand by a pitch, and Moncada collided with teammate Roel Santos in an attempt to catch a fly ball from Kyle Schwarber in the bottom of the sixth.

 

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Reportedly Moncada and Arenado left the game due to injuries. Arenado was hit ine hand by a pitch, and Moncada collided with teammate Roel Santos in an attempt to catch a fly ball from Kyle Schwarber in the bottom of the sixth.

Thank you. I quickly saw it as I was watching something else and then they went to a commercial, when they came back the game had restarted. This was the Moncada/Santos collision



It doesn’t even look like a big collision but you just never know sometimes.

 

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Roki Sasaki not eligible to come to the majors until 2027. That genuinely sucks!

He is top prospect in MiLB level talent and could potentially headline a MLB staff right now. He is so, so good.

 

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Japan and Mexico doing battle in the other semi-final. Roki Sasaki started for Japan. Mexico has taken a 3-0 lead in the middle of the fourth.

 

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Japan bases loaded two innings in a row and Arozerena saves both in the outfield for Mexico. Mexico still with a 3-0 lead after 6 innings,

 

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Yamamoto is the Japanese pitcher that tore Australia to ribbons in our pool game against Japan. Almost certainly will head to the MLB in the next couple of years. Been the best pitcher in Japan for the last couple of years.

 

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Yoshida ties up the ball game for the Japanese with a huge three-run bomb in the bottom of the seventh inning.

 

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Arozarena hits a stand-up double in the top of the eighth with one out for Mexico. He's in scoring position with the heart of the Mexican line up due up. Verdugo hits the first pitch he sees from Yamamoto for a double to centre to score Arozarena and Mexico are back in front 4-3.

 

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Meneses hits a single through the right side and the Mexicans have two on at the corners with one out in the top of the eighth.

That does it for Yamamoto. He's relieved by Japan.

 

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Danger time for Japan. 4-3 down, with 1st and 3rd on for Mexico, 1 out.

 

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Isaac Paredes sneaks one through the right side of the infield and Mexico score another run to make it 5-3. The potential sixth run was tagged out at the plate to end the top of the eighth inning. Japan with a bit of work to do.

 

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New Mexican pitcher Jesus Cruz relieves JoJo Romero and proceeds to hit Kazuma Okamoto with his first pitch. Japan with one on and no outs in the bottom of the eighth, needing two runs to send it to extras and three to win.

 

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Isaac Paredes sneaks one through the right side of the infield and Mexico score another run to make it 5-3. The potential sixth run was tagged out at the plate to end the top of the eighth inning. Japan with a bit of work to do.

I have often wondered if you’re a poet? Your FA/trade/game situation posts are a thing of beauty.

 

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Tetsuto Yamada chops one through the right side of the infield. Japan with first and second and no outs in the bottom of the eighth.