There is a long-time school of thought in baseball that in the biggest games, when all of the chips are on the table, great pitching beats great hitting.

Here's a look at the five best defensive plays from the WBC semifinals.

The 2025 NL Cy Young and the USA bullpen extinguished the Dominican lineup to advance to the World Baseball Classic final.

Team USA survived group play and then beat Canada in the quarterfinals on Friday to set up a showdown with the Dominican Republic, which is 5-0 after mercy-ruling South Korea in its quarterfinal. The ...

USA’s power arms, from Paul Skenes to Mason Miller, dominated the Dominican Republic ’s vaunted lineup, and the Americans advanced to the WBC championship game with a 2-1 win in front of a sellout ...

The epic semifinal between the United States and the Dominican Republic was everything it was hyped up to be. Between bot ...

Team USA starting pitcher Paul Skenes, in perhaps the most clutch pitching performance by anyone in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, limited a powerful Dominican Republic lineup to one run in 4.1 ...