Who Does Team USA Play Next? Explaining Possible 2026 WBC Bracket Opponent for Quarterfinals

America Gives Up After Team USA Manager's WBC Blunder Triggers Aaron Judge, Tarik Skubal Hate

“A ton of respect for Italy. It’s weird; we want to win this game even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals…” Team USA manager Mark DeRosa was confident just before he went against Italy in the Pool B game. However, just as Team USA went down by 6-8 in the game, DeRosa backtracked. “I was on ‘Hot Stove’ with a couple of buddies today and completely misread the calculations.” DeRosa acknowledged how his team went against Italy without…

Tarik Skubal calls Benedict Arnold comparisons from disgruntled Team USA fans ‘just not fair’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tarik Skubal, the back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner, was always scheduled to return to the Detroit Tigers after making one World Baseball Classic (WBC) start for Team USA.  He even got backing from teammates, who understood why he was leaving the tournament early.  But what Skubal didn’t expect was the social media backlash from USA fans, who have been comparing him to infamous American traitor Ben…

Team USA Mark DeRosa Blunder Sparks WBC Chaos

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is facing criticism after a surprising 8–6 loss to Italy in the World Baseball Classic left the United States in danger of missing the tournament’s quarterfinal round. The defeat put Team USA in a difficult position, now relying on Italy to defeat Mexico in the final group matchup to keep American hopes alive. Questions surrounding the loss intensified after comments DeRosa made before the game suggested he believed …

Pirates resume final two week stretch of spring training/Team USA stunned in WBC - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

The Pittsburgh Pirates return to Grapefruit League play today after a day off. They visit Baltimore in Sarasota this afternoon. Then have back-to-back night games Thursday and Friday.The Pirates have 13 games, including one split-squad day remaining in the preseason. Team USA fell to Italy 8-6 last night in the World Baseball Classic in Houston. Italy had jumped out to an 8-0 lead by the sixth inning of the game. The U.S. team is now in danger o…

Mark DeRosa Might've Boned This Big-Time

The crack of the bat. The smell of the grass. Hasty, scrawled attempts to understand and calculate a run-quotient formula. The romance of baseball is rarely felt as keenly as when it requires math. But those are the Wednesday night plans for Team USA, which after losing to Italy in a massive upset will be counting on help to decide whether it advances to the World Baseball Classic's elimination rounds, or whether it goes home in shock and disgra…

Mark DeRosa shockingly thought Team USA had already advanced in WBC before unthinkable upset

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is coming under fire for saying the Americans already had their quarterfinal spot in the World Baseball Classic secured and then managing like so Tuesday night against Team Italy -- only for that not to be the case.