World Baseball Classic scores Monday: USA, DR, Puerto Rico prevail

South Korea advances with 7-2 win over Australia. Keep up with a busy day at the World Baseball Classic with all the matchups, scores.

Why Team Australia missed World Baseball Classic quarterfinals after South Korea win as controversial tiebreaker rules

Australia failed to reach the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals even after winning two games because Pool C ended in a three-way 2-2 tie with South Korea and Chinese Taipei. The tournament’s tiebreaker rules favored South Korea after their 7-2 win.

Ohtani homers for 2nd straight day, Suzuki hits 2 as Japan beats South Korea 8-6 at WBC

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive day, Seiya Suzuki went deep twice and defending champion Japan beat South Korea 8-6 on Saturday in Tokyo to improve to 2-0 at the World Baseball Classic.

World Baseball Classic’s 8 teams left standing, ranked by championship chances

Ah, the World Baseball Classic. The FIFA World Cup’s strange cousin who trades the English-invented soccer for an American invention with a stick and many strange rules based on the number nine. And just like how England gets consistently embarrassed by nations they technically exported soccer to,