Category Archives: World Baseball Classic

Four bombs for Baez in last two games

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Chicago Cubs prospect Javier Baez is on a tear. The former Peoria Chiefs shortstop connected for two home runs against Japan’s World Baseball Classic team yesterday and hit two more against the Kansas City Royals today. Against Team Japan, Baez hit … Continue reading →

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Khris Davis keeps going deep

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Milwaukee Brewers OF prospect Khris Davis, who played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2010, hit a pair of home runs against the Cincinnati Reds today. Officially, Davis has hit five homers this spring, but that doesn’t count one he … Continue reading →

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Sams drives in winning run vs. Cuba in Netherlands’ WBC victory

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

There was a big upset in the World Baseball Classic this morning, and a former Midwest Leaguer ended it in the bottom of the 9th inning. Kalian Sams, who played with the 2007 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the 2009-11 Clinton LumberKings, drove in … Continue reading →

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Maddux named Team USA pitching coach for 2013 WBC

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Former Peoria Chiefs pitcher and future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux will be the pitching coach for Team USA during the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Maddux won 355 games, four consecutive Cy Young Awards (1992-95), and a record 18 Gold Glove Awards … Continue reading →

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Former TinCap goes deep twice – again – in WBC game

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Former Fort Wayne TinCaps 1B Nate Freiman is making the most of his starts for Israel in the World Baseball Classic’s qualifying round. After homering twice in Wednesday’s 7-3 win over South Africa, the San Diego Padres prospect hit two more … Continue reading →

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