Most home runs in first three games of a single World Baseball Classic:
2009 Cuba: 11
2026 Dominican Republic: 9
2009 Mexico: 9
h/t @EliasSports
Most home runs in first three games of a single World Baseball Classic:
2009 Cuba: 11
2026 Dominican Republic: 9
2009 Mexico: 9
h/t @EliasSports
Enzo Sawayama is the seventh pitcher with two scoreless starts of 4+ innings in a single World Baseball Classic, joining:
2017 Marcus Stroman
2013 Samuel Deduno
2013 Chien-Ming Wang
2013 Danny Betancourt
2013 Kenta Maeda
2006 Yadel Marti
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 6 RBI tie 3/9/09 Adrian Gonzalez for second-most in a WBC game, behind only:
3/10/06 Ken Griffey Jr.: 7
Daily Statcast leaders for Day 4 (March 8) of the World Baseball Classic:
Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses
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The Dominican Republic already has 9 home runs in this WBC
That ties their most in a single tournament (2017, 2006)
Most for any team: 14, 2009 Mexico
115.8 mph!!!
Oneil Cruz’s home run ties Junior Caminero yesterday for the second-hardest hit homer in the last 2 WBCs (tracking history), behind 116.8 from Cruz three days ago
Only harder-hit balls of any kind: 2 Ohtani doubles
The Dominican Republic already has 8 home runs in this WBC
Their most in a single tournament is 9 (2017, 2006)
Most for any team: 14, 2009 Mexico
There have already been 4 grand slams so far in this WBC
That ties 2023 for the most in a single WBC
Of COURSE Fernando Tatis Jr. hits the
Dominican Republic’s first-ever WBC grand slam!!!
It’s his birthright !
TATIS
Dominican Republic’s first-ever WBC grand slam!!!
Largest wins in WBC history:
3/13/23 Korea vs. China: 22-2
3/10/06 USA vs. South Africa: 17-0
3/8/26 Mexico vs. Brazil: 16-0
3/3/06 Japan vs. China: 18-2
There have already been 7 shutouts in this WBC
There were four all of the 2023 WBC
Most in a single tournament: 11 in 2009
Largest shutout wins in WBC history:
3/10/06 USA vs. South Africa: 17-0
3/8/26 Mexico vs. Brazil: 16-0
3/7/26 Chinese Taipei vs. Czechia: 14-0
3/9/13 Cuba vs. Chinese Taipei: 14-0
3/8/09 Korea vs. China: 14-0
3/6/26 Japan vs. Chinese Taipei: 13-0
Saturday: first two walk-off home runs in WBC history, first day with 2 walk-offs of any kind
Sunday: first day in WBC history with two home runs to clinch run-rule wins, there had been 2 in WBC history prior (h/t @EliasSports)
Home runs to clinch run-rule wins, WBC history:
3/8/26 MEX Julian Ornelas
3/8/26 DOM Juan Soto
3/10/17 PUR T.J. Rivera
3/12/09 CUB Frederich Cepeda
h/t @EliasSports
There have already been 6 shutouts in this WBC
There were four all of the 2023 WBC
Most in a single tournament: 11 in 2009
Opposing starters in Korea/Australia Lachlan Wells and Ju Young Son will be KBO teammates on the LG Twins in 2026
h/t @quepaso22.bsky.social
Absolutely love Darell Hernaiz’s reaction to Francisco Lindor’s excited FaceTime after Hernaiz’s walk-off homer
Baseball is the BEST
Absolutely legendary stuff from Juan Soto
Via @feinsand.bsky.social ⬇️
LOVE this from Junior Caminero
08.03.2026 22:21 — 👍 62 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Daily Statcast leaders for Day 3 (March 7) of the World Baseball Classic:
Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses
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Luis Arraez’s 12 total bases yesterday set a WBC record
Previous mark: 11 by Ivan Rodriguez on 3/7/09
Home runs to clinch run-rule wins, WBC history:
3/8/26 DOM Juan Soto
3/10/17 PUR T.J. Rivera
3/12/09 CUB Frederich Cepeda
h/t @EliasSports
There have already been three games this WBC where a team hit 4+ home runs
The only WBC with more such games was 2009 (4)
Saturday WBC fun facts!
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115.8 mph!!!
Junior Caminero’s home run is the second-hardest hit homer in the last 2 WBCs (tracking history), behind 116.8 from Oneil Cruz two days ago
Only harder-hit balls of any kind: 2 Ohtani doubles
Nate Eaton is the fifth player with 2 leadoff extra-base hits in a single WBC, joining:
2023 Edouard Julien
2017 Angel Pagan
2013 Andrelton Simmons
2009 Endy Chavez
Eaton is the first to do this in consecutive games
Didi to right field
Of course!!!
Most career WBC RBI:
Frederich Cepeda: 23
Alfredo Despaigne: 21
Masataka Yoshida: 19
Masataka Yoshida now has 4 career WBC home runs, most in Japan history
His 19 RBI are 5 more than any other Samurai Japan player