Great Britain and Brazil had both been eliminated from contention at the 2026 World Baseball Classic before they took the field on Monday afternoon at Daikin Park. But this game still carried a lot of weight for baseball in both countries.

South Korea squeezed into the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals by the finest of margins after a nerve-jangling 7-2 win over Australia on Monday to finish as Pool C runners-up."This is the World Baseball Classic,

After an exciting first full day of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Saturday provided even more memorable moments as pool play continued. The United States and Puerto Rico were among the teams in action,

The 2026 World Baseball Classic has proven to be the most fun, with the 20 teams involved giving us drama, competitiveness and -- best of all, as many of these have gone viral -- some wonderful comradery after home runs and big moments.

The World Baseball Classic reaches a critical day with seven games that will go a long way in determining the teams that advance to the quarterfinals.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic continued Friday with Japan, the Dominican Republic and the United States among the teams beginning pool play. The eight-game schedule began with Shohei Ohtani’s offensive exploits at the Tokyo Dome.

"This is gonna be one of the tougher decisions I've made in my career so far," Skubal told MLB.com after Saturday's game. "... It just changes your perspective a little bit, you know? And how proud I am to be an American and go out there and pitch and compete,