Jason Coskrey

It’s just a Dominican Republic party now at the World Baseball Classic

two looks at it along with Soto swimming

World Hotdog Classic

Roving Dominican cheering band.

As delightfully garish in person as on TV.

If you are in Miami for the World Baseball Classic, then come on out to the American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club on Sunday afternoon before the WBC Semifinals. Enjoy a traditional Czech lunch and pick up a copy of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL.

WBC fan favorite Satoria retires with pride and applause The electrician who once struck out Shohei Ohtani ended his national team career with a stirring farewell at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.

World Baseball Classic fan favorite Ondrej Satoria retires with pride and applause www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

LOL

🇮🇹🤌🏼

How one of Japan's deadliest disasters shaped Shohei Ohtani's life A global baseball icon opens up about his upbringing in Iwate and how a cataclysmic disaster shaped both his youth and future.

My collegue conducted a written interview with Shohei Ohtani about the events of 3/11 and the impact that has had on his life. www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Samurai Japan explodes late to survive unlikely upset bid from Czech Republic at WBC Japan's next game will be in the WBC quarterfinals against either the Dominican Republic or Venezuela.

Samurai Japan explodes late to survive unlikely upset bid from Czech Republic at WBC www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

The Czech Republic’s Pavel Chadim and Ondrej Satoria say farrwell to Japan after the tightest 9-0 game you’ll ever see. Couple different bounces and who knows what happens.

this junkballing Czech electrician is a folk hero in Japan for striking out Ohtani in the last WBC (stopped for photos/autographs etc) but he's retiring after this bc Czech league ball doesn't pay the bills.
I love the way he took in in this one last surreal moment before going back to normalcy

Australia manager Dave Nilsson said Travis Bazzana had a great tournament and should be proud but that he is crying in the locker room, "Because he didn't come here for himself, he came here for Australia."

Yoshida adds another chapter to his World Baseball Classic legend Masataka Yoshida delivered again for Samurai Japan, blasting a go-ahead homer against Australia to clinch Pool C.

Masataka Yoshida adds another chapter to his World Baseball Classic legend www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Terrifying Terrain, by Elizabeth Murray, 1989-90

Japan's emperor and his family have arrived at Tokyo Dome to watch Japan-Australia.

Such is the allure of Shohei Ohtani.

patriotism re-entering my body the second kyle schwarber drills a 500 foot dinger off the british

Samurai Japan outlasts South Korea in back-and-forth thriller at WBC Japan improved to 2-0 in the 2026 WBC.

Samurai Japan outlasts South Korea in back-and-forth thriller at WBC www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Juan is tying a damsel in distress to some train tracks later tonight

The Dodgers are doing a Yoshinobu Yamamoto x Yoshi bobblehead in collaboration with the Super Mario Brothers Galaxy Movie.

Arrested Development ruined The Final Countdown for me, because all I see is G.O.B. when I hear it now.

Shohei Ohtani lights up social media with viral grand slam at World Baseball Classic Ohtani drove in five runs during Japan's first game of the 2026 WBC.

Shohei Ohtani lights up social media with viral grand slam at World Baseball Classic www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Shohei Ohtani hits grand slam to power Samurai Japan in rout of Taiwan at WBC Japan, led by Shohei Ohtani, got its campaign at the World Baseball Classic off to a winning start.

Shohei Ohtani hits grand slam to power Samurai Japan in rout of Taiwan at WBC www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Baseball's biggest Taylor Swift fan is in the ballgame

How Japan adopted the Czech Republic as its second WBC team Three years after their feel-good run at the World Baseball Classic, Czech players are still winning hearts in Japan — and the unlikely bond is helping grow baseball back home.

How Japan adopted the Czech Republic as its second WBC team www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Fukushima Prefecture is channeling its inner Final Fantasy.

In shambles because my Quote 🐐 remains in his prime and he continues to do so under the banner of my most hated ops 😩😩😩😩

Australia shakes up World Baseball Classic again with Taiwan triumph Australians earned a 3-0 win over Taiwan in an electric atmosphere at Tokyo Dome in the first game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Australia shakes up World Baseball Classic again with Taiwan triumph www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

The WBC is underway and oh my God there are so many Taiwanese fans (and a smattering of Aussies) here. Awesome atmosphere at Tokyo Dome for Game 1.