11:08 PM ET MIAMI — Trea Turner didn’t jog his way to first base. He hopped. Pranced. Flexed. Roared. With his team trailing by two in the eighth inning of its World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ shortstop and Team USA catalyst unleashed a prodigious grand slam, providing the two-run lead
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9:24 PM ET MIAMI — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, starring for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, took an upper-90s fastball to his hands in the bottom of the fifth inning and immediately exited Saturday’s quarterfinal game. Team USA right-hander Daniel Bard plunked Altuve with a fastball that came in at 96
8:54 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Union head Tony Clark claims Major League Baseball’s rules changes would have gone more smoothly during spring training if player thoughts had been incorporated. Clark added that the changes could have a different effect on the games once the regular season begins and the “lights come on.” MLB
7:02 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez left the World Baseball Classic on Saturday after he wasn’t guaranteed to start for Team USA for the rest of the event. United States manager Mark DeRosa said Martinez will return to Padres spring training to prepare for the start of the
4:29 PM ET ESPN News Services PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has a strained knee and ankle and will be re-evaluated on a week-to-week basis, general manager Billy Eppler told reporters on Saturday. “He woke up and had a little knee pain,” Eppler said. “So, we ended up doing
2:38 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants have signed longtime reliever Sergio Romo, who will retire as a member of the team at the end of spring training. Romo signed a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training. He will retire March 27 during the Giants’ final spring
10:31 PM ET MIAMI — They had rallied all the way back, erasing an early four-run deficit, but if Mexico was to advance to its first World Baseball Classic semifinal and eliminate a star-studded Puerto Rico team, another big play needed to be made. Randy Arozarena, of course, delivered it. Clinging to a one-run lead
8:24 PM ET MIAMI — Mexico’s manager, Benji Gil, said he doesn’t believe his team should be playing until Saturday. Its quarterfinal game against Puerto Rico in this year’s World Baseball Classic instead took place on Friday night, which meant a tough turnaround for a team that was navigating the pool-play portion of the tournament
8:34 PM ET ESPN staff This year’s World Baseball Classic has been a lot of fun, with stars from MLB and beyond strutting their stuff, bat flips in abundance, and a pretty good share of upsets. One thing that has been extremely cool to watch is the passion on display. Teams at the WBC really
7:58 PM ET Associated Press The Seattle Mariners will be without utility infielder Dylan Moore to start the regular season due to an oblique strain. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Moore had an MRI that revealed a Grade 1 strain of his left oblique, the team said Friday. Moore is expected to be shut down for