⚾ Today’s Edition
🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei wins instant classic in extra innings vs Korea
🇳🇱 Albies’ walk-off homer stuns Nicaragua in dramatic comeback
🇺🇸 Schwarber’s moonshot powers Team USA past Great Britain
🇵🇷 Hernaiz’s walk-off homer caps Puerto Rico’s extra-inning rally
🎬 Must-See Moments
The best highlights and plays you need to watch from today’s games.
🐶 Dog of the Day
Our favorite individual performance from around the league.
If you missed the World Baseball Classic action yesterday, the bad news is you missed an absolutely wild slate of games. The good news? You’re in the right place. I can’t cover every single moment, but when a day is worth sitting down and watching the full recap, I’ll let you know and yesterday was definitely one of those days. If you’ve got 10 minutes this Sunday, I highly recommend checking out the WBC recap below:
📊 Final Scores
Chinese Taipei 5, Korea 4 — Chinese Taipei wins instant classic in extra innings
Chinese Taipei earned its first-ever World Baseball Classic victory over Korea, surviving a back-and-forth slugfest before plating the winning run in the 10th inning at the Tokyo Dome.
🔑 Key Moments
Yu Chang’s solo homer in the 2nd — Chang launched a 366-foot blast to left field to give Chinese Taipei a 1–0 lead.
Do Yeong Kim’s two-run homer in the 6th — Kim crushed a towering two-run shot to left, putting Korea ahead 3–2.
Editor’s Note: INSANE BAT FLIP ALERT
Stuart Fairchild’s go-ahead homer in the 8th — Fairchild blasted a two-run shot to right-center to swing the lead back to Chinese Taipei.
Do Yeong Kim ties it again in the 8th — Kim delivered a clutch RBI double to center, evening the score at 4–4.
Kun-Yu Chiang’s sacrifice bunt in the 10th — Chiang dropped a perfectly placed bunt down the first-base line to score Chieh-Hsien Chen for the go-ahead run.
Nien-Ting Wu throws out tying run at the plate — Wu fielded a grounder and fired home to nail Ju Won Kim, preserving the lead.
Netherlands 4, Nicaragua 3 — Albies’ walk-off homer stuns Nicaragua
The Netherlands erased a late deficit and capped a dramatic comeback when Ozzie Albies blasted a walk-off three-run homer to defeat Nicaragua 4–3.
🔑 Key Moments
Ozzie Albies RBI hit-by-pitch in the 3rd — Albies was hit with the bases loaded to give the Netherlands an early 1–0 lead.
Cheslor Cuthbert RBI walk in the 5th — Nicaragua tied the game after Cuthbert drew a bases-loaded walk.
Jeter Downs’ two-run homer in the 8th — Downs launched a 397-foot shot to left-center to give Nicaragua a 3–1 lead.
Xander Bogaerts extends the rally in the 9th — Bogaerts doubled with two outs to bring the tying runs into scoring position.
Ozzie Albies walk-off three-run homer — Albies crushed a 411-foot blast to right-center to seal the dramatic victory.
📊 Notable Stats
Netherlands
Ozzie Albies: 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI
Xander Bogaerts: 2-for-4, 2B
Ceddanne Rafaela: 2-for-5, R
Didi Gregorius: 0-for-4
Lars Huijer: 2.0 IP, 2 ER (W)
Nicaragua
Jeter Downs: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Ismael Munguia: 3-for-4
Cheslor Cuthbert: 1-for-4, RBI
Angel Obando: 3.1 IP, 3 ER (L)
Team USA 9, Great Britain 1 — Schwarber’s blast sparks huge fifth inning
Team USA broke open a tight game in the fifth inning behind Kyle Schwarber’s towering homer, powering past Great Britain 9–1 to improve to 2–0 in the tournament.
🔑 Key Moments
Nate Eaton leadoff homer in the 1st — Eaton launched a 390-foot homer off Tarik Skubal to give Great Britain an early 1–0 lead.
Pete Crow-Armstrong sparks rally in the 5th — Crow-Armstrong doubled to right field to start the turning point inning for Team USA.
Kyle Schwarber’s go-ahead homer — Schwarber crushed a 427-foot two-run shot off Andre Scrubb to put the USA ahead 3–1.
Editor’s Note: Holy F***, Schwarbs sent that ball to the moon, my goodness
Gunnar Henderson’s two-run single — Henderson lined a single to center that scored Alex Bregman and Bryce Harper during the five-run inning.
USA pulls away late — Team USA finished with 12 hits and added insurance runs to secure the 9–1 victory.
📊 Notable Stats
Team USA
Gunnar Henderson: 4-for-5, 2 RBI
Kyle Schwarber: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Ernie Clement: 1-for-3, 3 R
Pete Crow-Armstrong: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B
Clay Holmes: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K (W)
Great Britain
Nate Eaton: 3-for-4, HR, RBI
Trayce Thompson: 0-for-3
Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 0-for-4
Andre Scrubb: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER (L)
Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3 — Hernaiz’s walk-off homer caps wild comeback
Puerto Rico rallied late and completed a dramatic comeback in extra innings when Darell Hernaiz delivered a walk-off homer to lift Puerto Rico to a 4–3 win over Panama.
🔑 Key Moments
Christian Bethancourt RBI double in the 5th — Bethancourt doubled to center to give Panama the early lead.
Luis Castillo adds another RBI double — Castillo followed with a run-scoring double to push Panama ahead 2–0.
Nolan Arenado sacrifice fly in the 6th — Arenado brought home Bryan Torres to cut Puerto Rico’s deficit to one.
Willi Castro draws game-tying walk in the 9th — Castro forced in a run with the bases loaded to tie the game 2–2.
Darell Hernaiz walk-off homer in the 10th — Hernaiz crushed a 374-foot homer to left field to seal Puerto Rico’s comeback victory.
📊 Notable Stats
Puerto Rico
Darell Hernaiz: 2-for-5, HR, RBI
Willi Castro: 1-for-4, RBI
Edwin Rivera: 2-for-3, 2B
Bryan Torres: 1-for-2, R
Joe Espada: 2.0 IP, 1 ER (W)
Panama
Christian Bethancourt: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Luis Castillo: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
José Caballero: 1-for-4, RBI
Ariel Jurado: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER
💥 Must-See Moments
🇯🇵 Ohtani’s clutch homer ties it late for Japan
I mean at this point is there anything this man can’t do??!?!
🇺🇸 Skubal eager to take the ball again for Team USA
🇹🇼 Emotional scenes as Chinese Taipei players break down after historic win
🐶 Dog of the Day
Luis Arraez erupts with monster four-hit performance
🇻🇪 Arraez goes off with two homers in Venezuela rout
Luis Arraez delivered one of the most dominant offensive performances of the tournament, finishing 4-for-5 with two home runs, two doubles, five RBIs, and four runs scored to power Venezuela to an 11–3 win over Israel and a 2–0 start in Pool D. The four-hit night left Arraez a triple shy of the cycle as Venezuela’s offense piled up 14 hits in the victory.
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