Success in the Classic Could Help Revive Baseball in Puerto Rico

Success in the Classic Could Help Revive Baseball in Puerto Rico

While the second round teams to advance to Miami are up in the air, all of the second round teams advancing in Japan have been set.

In order to gain national attention Team USA needs to go all the way in the World Baseball Classic. Late-inning heroics from Adam Jones, Brandon Philips and Steve Cishek saved Team USA and the World Baseball Classic's

Now, thanks to a fast finish, they're heading to Miami for the next round of the World Baseball Classic. Jones doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double in the ninth and the U.S. scored seven times

Alfredo Aceves and several players threw nasty punches when a fierce, full-scale brawl broke out in the ninth inning Saturday of Canada's 10-3 romp over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, a melee that also involved fans and set off skirmishes in the

United States' Craig Kimbrel shouts and pumps his fist as Canada coach Tim Leiper puts his hands on his hips after the final out is recorded in the ninth inning for a United States win during a World Baseball Classic baseball