World Baseball Classic, Team USA
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic is underway in pool play, and the sport’s best player hasn’t needed long to make a statement. Shohei Ohtani homered against Korea early Saturday morning at the Tokyo Dome — his second homer in as many games in the tournament — as Japan beat Korea 8-6 to improve to 2-0.
The U.S. leads in bet count for the World Baseball Classic, but another squad has a five-figure wager riding on it. Patrick Everson has the latest.