29 Results for tournament

Tejada changes his mind on WBC

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

A phone call from Felipe Alou is all it took for Miguel Tejada to change his mind and join the Dominican Republic team in next month's World Baseball Classic.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2009

Mateo, Guzmán lift Leones del Caracas

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Roundup of action in the winter leagues.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009

Marti, Gomez didn't defect for MLB

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

The possibility of an MLB career was not the primary why pitcher Yadel Marti and outfielder Yasser Gomez left Cuba in a raft during the holidays.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2009

Sources: Marti, Gomez defect

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Right-hander Yadel Marti, Cuba's best pitcher in the first World Baseball Classic in 2006, and outfielder Yasser Gomez left the island and are in an unknown location before attempting to reach Dominican Republic to seek an MLB career.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2008

D.R. vows to skip World Classic if not considered as host site

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

The Dominican Republic will not participate in the second World Baseball Classic if it is not considered among the sites for one of the three rounds of the tournament, according to team officials.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008

Yanks reportedly don't want Cano to risk injury in D.R.

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

The Yankees told Robinson Cano to stop playing winter ball.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2007

Let's crown a real 'world champion'

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

The winners of the World Series and the Japan Series need to get together each year and crown a real world champ, writes Enrique Rojas.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2006

Cards slugger leads by example

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

With baseball's integrity under fire, Albert Pujols is the perfect candidate to save the game.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2006

Cubans can play with anybody

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Even though Japan won the final of the first World Baseball Classic, Cuba was not defeated.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2006

Cuba, Japan are familiar foes

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Neither Cuba nor Japan wants to concede anything, not even the name of its starting pitcher for the WBC championship game.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2006

Dominicans still believe they're the best

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Despite falling short of their goal, the Dominicans were satisfied with their effort.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2006

Win sends strong message to world

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

A bunch of amateurs? Hardly. The Cubans have proven they can compete with -- and beat-- baseball's best.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2006

Lasorda: 'I don't want Cuba to win'

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Tom Lasorda still cannot understand what happened to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic and doesn't want Cuba to win the tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2006

Colon leaves after six scoreless innings

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

A blister knocked Dominican pitcher Bartolo Colón out of the World Baseball Classic semifinal against Cuba on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2006

Cordero lacks insurance to cover him in WBC

Enrique Rojas, ESPNdeportes.com

Right-hander Francisco Cordero cannot play for the Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic because he does not carry an insurance that covers his participation in the tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 17, 2006