The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, “We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball,” which follows the story of how a team of amateur ballplayers from the Czech Republic reached the World Baseball Classic and proved themselves to the entire world (Shohei Ohtani included).

Two historically Black universities, Prairie View A&M and Alabama A&M, will face off May 2 after a Cubs game at the only existing MLB stadium where Jackie Robinson once played.

Chinese Taipei faces Australia during group play of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Wednesday in Tokyo. Chinese Taipei and Australia open the World Baseball Classic with the tournament’s first game,

In 2023, Daddy Yankee -- along with producers Play-N-Skillz -- released the World Baseball Classic anthem, "Chispa." This year, the tournament couldn't be captured in one song, but three. It's the first time that the World Baseball Classic has released a full soundtrack album.

Aaron Judge looks ready for his first World Baseball Classic. Alex Bregman does, too. As for the recently-retired Clayton Kershaw? Understandably a little rust. Judge crushed a 453-foot solo homer in the first inning of the team’s exhibition game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday,

Nearly everyone in MLB is sharing their reactions to Yankees star Aaron Judge hitting a massive home run for Team USA in the WBC.

Australia pulled away late to produce a 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the 2026 World Baseball Classic opener at the Tokyo Dome. Catcher Robbie Perkins led Australia with a two-run home run to break a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning.