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Mike Axisa

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Team USA vs. Canada in World Baseball Classic quarterfinals: Prediction, odds, what to know

Will Team USA take care of business in the quarterfinals after a shocking loss to Italy?

Team USA Baseball manager Mark DeRosa decries 'false narratives,' says Italy loss was 'huge wake-up call'

Going into the Italy game, DeRosa seemed convinced Team USA had already advanced to the quarterfinals

WBC bracket predictions: Experts make picks for baseball's version of March Madness

Can Team USA go all the way in the World Baseball Classic bracket? The Dominican Republic should have something to say about that

Team USA advances at 2026 World Baseball Classic despite shocking loss to Italy

Italy beat Team USA on Tuesday night and then helped the Americans on Wednesday by defeating Mexico

Why there's an Olympics-themed silver lining to Team USA's World Baseball Classic chaos

The WBC is one of the qualifying events for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles

Italy vs. Mexico in the World Baseball Classic: How to watch, clinch scenarios and how USA can advance

A complicated set of tiebreaker rules make Wednesday night's game a chaotic mess for more than just the two teams playing

What's at stake in the World Baseball Classic Wednesday in three pivotal pool play games

Quarterfinals berths, seeding and more are on the line, including for Team USA, which isn't even playing

NL East division preview: Lineups, rotations and one question for each team ahead of 2026 MLB season

The NL East was largely a disappointment in 2025; can the would-be contenders turn it around?

Too-early MLB trade deadline preview: 10 candidates to move, including C.J. Abrams and Tarik Skubal

With Opening Day just around the bend, teams are already eyeing how they can improve

Why Tarik Skubal may change his WBC pitching plans: 'One of the tougher decisions I've made in my career'

Skubal was initially set to pitch just once, his Game 2 start against Great Britain

Team USA vs. Great Britain in World Baseball Classic: Prediction, odds, what to know

It's Game 2 of the 2026 World Baseball Classic for the Americans on Saturday with Tarik Skubal on the mound

Netherlands stuns Nicaragua with Ozzie Albies' walk-off blast -- a first in World Baseball Classic history

Nicaragua was on the verge of its first-ever World Baseball Classic victory

Brazil bloodlines: Joseph Contreras, Lucas Ramirez make loud WBC debuts, so what's in store for pro futures?

The sons of Jose Contreras and Manny Ramirez shined for Brazil against Team USA on Friday night

Why Mike Trout, Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, more MLB stars aren't playing in the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Insurance issues proved to be a problem for several of baseball's biggest names

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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