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It’s that time again where 16 teams will compete and receive honor for their countries. The WBC begins on March 6 as Israel, Korea, Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands round out Pool A in Seoul. In Pool B, Cuba, Japan, China, and Australia will compete from March 7-11 in Tokyo. The United States, Dominican Republic, […] More
In an interview with MLB Network, Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder Yasiel Puig has announced that he will represent Mexico in the World Baseball Classic in 2017. But Puig is Cuban, why isn’t he playing for the Cuban national team? [graphiq id=”7Ecie2ultpH” title=”Yasiel Puig” width=”500″ height=”748″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/7Ecie2ultpH” link=”https://www.graphiq.com” link_text=”Visualization by Graphiq” ] During Puig’s journey to the […] More
The next World Baseball Classic is expected to be held in 2017. Cuba was a favorite in 2006, but fell to Japan 10-6 losing the opportunity to be crowned the first champion of the WBC. Cuban native Yasiel Puig played for the Cuban National team back in the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship, winning a […] More
