Team USA entered Tuesday with a chance to go 4-0 in pool play and punch its ticket to the quarterfinals. Instead, the Americans were shut down by Italy through five innings before mounting a comeback that wasn\u2019t quite enough. The Italians stayed undefeated heading into their game against Mexico.<\/p>\n
This year marks the sixth iteration of the international baseball tournament, with Japan the reigning champion after defeating Team USA 3-2 in the 2023 final. The Americans have taken home one WBC title, back in 2017, and they\u2019re looking for a second with a loaded roster that includes 22 MLB All-Stars \u2014 the most of any roster<\/a> in the tournament. Among those representing Team USA are Paul Skenes, Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge, just to name a few of the stars, with the U.S. entering the tournament as the favorite (-105) over Japan (+350) at BetMGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The quarterfinals will be Friday and Saturday (March 13 and 14) and semifinals will be on Sunday and Monday (March 15 and 16). It all culminates with the WBC final on Tuesday, March 17, at loanDepot Park in Miami.<\/p>\n Games will air across Fox, FS1, FS2 and Fox Deportes<\/a>, with streaming for all games available with a Fox One subscription.<\/p>\n Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest news and updates from the 2026 World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n Live240 updates Jason Owens<\/p>\n Italian home runs continue to be one of the stories of the World Baseball Classic. They\u2019re up to two against Mexico after a moonshot to the left-field bleachers from Jon Berti in the top of the fourth.<\/p>\n Italy\u2019s up to 10 home runs in three-plus WBC games and has a 2-0 lead over Mexico with a spot in the knockout round at stake.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n Vinnie Pasquantino\u2019s second-inning home run remains the only run on the board. Mexico got out of the top of the third inning with a double-play ball and failed to score in the bottom half of the frame.<\/p>\n Italy leads 1-0 through 3.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n Italy is on the board first.<\/p>\n Vinnie Pasquantino hit a deep fly ball to right field to lead off the top of the second that just cleared the fence for a solo home run. Jarren Duran had a shot at making a play on the ball, but it landed past his outstretched glove into the hand of a fan in the first row.<\/p>\n Italy takes a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the second. Good news for interested Team USA parties.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n We\u2019ll call that a good start. The Mexican starter puts Italy down in order in the top of the first inning on 15 pitches.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Mexico pitcher Javier Assad opens the game with a strikeout of Sam Antonacci. As a reminder, Team USA can celebrate is advancement the second Mexico scores its fifth run, or if Italy wins.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n In a win or go home game, Canada prevailed, 7-2 over Cuba and has advanced out of the San Juan pool alongside Puerto Rico to the knockout round.<\/p>\n The loss dropped Cuba to 2-2 behind 3-1 Canada and Puerto Rico, and its World Baseball Classic is over.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n Canada tacked on another run in the top of the 8th inning and now has a 6-2 lead heading into the ninth after holding Cuba off the scoreboard in the bottom of the frame.<\/p>\n Cuba\u2019s down to three outs to rally from a 4-run deficit.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n Adam Macko got the job done. He inherited runners on the corner with two outs and a 5-2 lead in the bottom.<\/p>\n He issued a walk before striking out Marlins prospect Yiddi Cappe swinging to end the inning. Canada maintains a 5-2 lead through 6 innings.<\/p>\n Jason Owens<\/p>\n Cuba added a run and has runners on the corners with 2 outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 5-2. A high-leverage moment here as Canada\u2019s made a pitching change to Adam Macko.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n With runners on second and third and no outs, Otto Lopez singles in two more runs for Canada. It\u2019s 5-1 now and Cuba\u2019s going to need respond quickly.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Canada immediately gets that run back, as Matt Davidson reached base on a dropped pop-up, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a double from Bo Naylor, who won an eight-pitch battle with Yariel Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n A leadoff walk for Yoel Yanqui turns into a run for Cuba after a throwing error on a pickoff attempt and an RBI groundout by Yoelkis Guibert. 2-1 Canada.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Canada takes a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth on a solo homer from Abraham Toro. As a reminder, this game is win-or-go-home.<\/p>\n Wed, March 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM PDT<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Canada still holds a one-run lead in the top of the fifth inning.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Facing a tough situation, Cuba starter Livan Moinelo struck out Tyler O\u2019Neill and got pop-outs from Abraham Toro and Matt Davidson to keep the first inning scoreless.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n With Team Italy catcher Kyle Teel out with a hamstring strain from the win over Team USA, the Italians are reportedly hustling for the paperwork to promote their bullpen catcher to the active roster.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n Canada-Cuba is underway and just had a weird play in the first inning. With runners on first and second and no outs, Cuba pitcher Livan Moinelo appeared to catch Otto Lopez at second, but the umpire ruled Yoan Moncada impeded the runner in the rundown. So now Canada gets two runners in scoring position with no outs.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n![\"Jason](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773274235_287_dims.jpeg\"\/)
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