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Espressos and red wine: Italy's baseball team captivates Classic

Espressos and red wine: Italy's baseball team captivates Classic

Home runs are greeted with a celebratory shot of espresso and the donning of an Armani jacket. Victories are marked with bottles of red wine while the soaring voice of opera singer Andrea Bocelli echoes through the locker room. Welcome to baseball, Italian-style. Written off as 80-1 underdogs

Italy to face Venezuela in World Baseball Classic semis

Italy to face Venezuela in World Baseball Classic semis

Wilyer Abreu and Maikel Garcia smashed home runs as Venezuela dethroned defending champion Japan 8-5 on Saturday to reach a World Baseball Classic semi-final against undefeated Italy. The South American team will meet the upstart Italians on Monday in Miami for a berth in Tuesday's championship

USA to meet Dominicans in World Baseball Classic semis

USA to meet Dominicans in World Baseball Classic semis

The United States struggled to another major sporting victory over border rival Canada on Friday to reach the World Baseball Classic semi-finals, where the Americans will face the unbeaten Dominican Republic. Alex Bregman hit a two-run single and David Bednar thwarted a seventh-inning threat as the US

Italy, USA and Canada advance at World Baseball Classic

Italy, USA and Canada advance at World Baseball Classic

Unbeaten Italy advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals by routing Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday, allowing the fancied collection of United States stars into the last eight as well. A night after the Italians delivered a stunning upset of the Americans to leave them on the brink of

Italy stun USA to leave hosts on brink at World Baseball Classic

Italy stun USA to leave hosts on brink at World Baseball Classic

Italy pulled off a stunning 8-6 upset over the United States in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, leaving the star-studded hosts facing possible elimination from the tournament. Italy -– whose team is made up mostly of American players with Italian heritage -- roared into an 8-0 lead after

Japan survive Czech scare to stay unbeaten at World Baseball Classic

Japan survive Czech scare to stay unbeaten at World Baseball Classic

Already qualified Japan were made to sweat by the Czech Republic's part-time team of teachers and firefighters before the defending World Baseball Classic champions ended pool play with a 9-0 win on Tuesday. Playing without rested superstar Shohei Ohtani, Japan had to wait until the eighth

Judge, Skenes deliver as USA reach World Baseball Classic quarters

Judge, Skenes deliver as USA reach World Baseball Classic quarters

Aaron Judge and Roman Anthony drove in home runs while pitcher Paul Skenes delivered a gem as the United States punched their ticket to the quarter-finals of the World Baseball Classic on Monday with a 5-3 victory over Mexico in Houston. New York Yankees slugger Judge hammered a