World Baseball Classic Power Rankings: All 8 Quarterfinalists Ranked

Here's how the remaining teams in the 2026 World Baseball Classic stack up.
Major League Baseball

Undefeated Japan to clash with Venezuela in Classic quarterfinals (Sat., 9 p.m. ET, FOX)

Any loss from here on out means the end of the tournament and a trip back home. Venezuela is the away team after finishing ...

WBC power rankings: Which quarterfinalist has best shot to win it all?

As the World Baseball Classic continues, USA TODAY Sports breaks down the eight quarterfinalists and their chances to win it all.
Major League Baseball

Stage may be different, but Ohtani, Judge continue to wow

We got plenty of drama over the past two days of the World Baseball Classic -- and so much more than Team USA had bargained for, right? -- that didn’t involve Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, the two ...
Just Baseball

5 Takeaways From Japan’s Performance in the WBC So Far

Here are five things we learned about Samurai Japan during the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.