Pool C features the defending champs and arguably the greatest baseball player to ever live. No pressure. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic Pool C kicks off play in Tokyo with Chinese ...

It’s time for baseball’s international competition to move into the spotlight. That’s right: We’re less than a week away from the start of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the sixth edition of the ...

Starting this evening, the World Baseball Classic goes pretty much non-stop through Monday. There are a few hours between the first game in Japan (which is late in the evening US time) and the second ...