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
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 Hernaizβs reaction to Francisco Lindorβs excited FaceTime after Hernaizβs walk-off homer
Baseball is the BEST
Absolutely legendary stuff from Juan Soto
Via @feinsand.bsky.social β¬οΈ
LOVE this from Junior Caminero
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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 Arraezβs 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 Camineroβs 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
There were 20 home runs across WBC games Saturday
That is tied for the most on a single day in WBC history, with 3/8/09
There were three multi-homer games today, tied for the most on a day in WBC history, with March 8, 2009 (Frederich Cepeda, Miguel Olivo, Chris Snelling)
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players to homer in multiple WBC-opening games for their country:
2023, 26 Owen Caissie
2023, 26 Robbie Perkins
2013, 17 Drew ButeraΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
2009, 17 Alfredo Despaigne
2006, 09 Yuli GurrielΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
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h/t @EliasSports
Hereβs the story of the Dodgersβ 1966 tour of Japan, from SABRβs Andy McCue. Koufax missed the trip and announced his retirement while the team was in Tokyo: sabr.org/journal/arti...
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Entering today there had never been a WBC walk-off home run
THERE WERE 2 TODAY!!!!!
First calendar date in WBC history with two walk-offs of any kind
Japanese Emperor Naurhito is slated to attend AUS/JPN. according to The Japan News it marks the first time in nearly 60 years a sitting Japanese Emperor will attend a pro baseball game.
last time it happened was November 1966
From Mike Passanisi, AUS PR β¬οΈ
There have already been 5 individual multi-homer games this WBC
Thatβs the second-most in a single WBC, behind 6 in 2009
Luis Arraez is the first player in WBC history with multiple multi-HR games in his career
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Luis Arraez now has 4 career WBC home runsΒ
The only Venezuela player with more is Miguel Cabrera (6)
LUIS ARRAEZ
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THE SECOND MULTI-HR WBC GAME BY A TEAM VENEZUELA PLAYER, JOINING HIMSELF IN 2023
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LUIS ARRAEZ HAS ONE MULTI-HR GAME AT THE MAJOR OR MINOR LEAGUE LEVEL
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ALL THREE HAVE BEEN IN MIAMI