MVP winners made for an exciting start to the quarterfinal game and combined to make WBC history in the process.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic has reached its final four teams, with the United States and Dominican Republic facing off on Sunday before Venezuela and Italy play Monday for a spot in the tournament's championship gane.

Shohei Ohtani walked off the infield after Japan’s World Baseball Classic ended, just like three years ago, only the final out could not have been more different.

Keep up with the World Baseball Classic schedule on March 13, including game times, TV channels and live updates.

There are only eight teams left standing in the World Baseball Classic, leaving just seven more to get the axe before a champion is crowned.

SportsLine expert Angelo "Amags" Magliocca analyzes Saturday's Puerto Rico vs. Italy quarterfinal at the World Baseball Classic and offers his best bets

There have been dramatic finishes and upsets – the kind you don’t experience if you spent a lifetime watching games in the Cactus League or Grapefruit League. And to think: we haven’t even reached the semi-finals or the championship game.

The Red Sox outfielder was one of the best hitters in the tournament, going 5 for 15 with three home runs, five RBIs and two stolen bases in four games.

Bill Plaschke used to ignore the World Baseball Classic, but he has been wowed by the dramatic tournament that feels bigger than the World Series.