Here are three things we’ll be looking at around the world of baseball all day today:
1. The World Baseball Classic is out of the pool:
Yesterday, the WBC concluded its playoff stage as the eight teams that advanced to the next round have been finalized. Big carts in yesterday’s games Aaron Nola and the victory of the Italian Team Javier Assad and Team Mexico, as well Cal Quantrill and Team Canada’s victory over Team Cuba. Canada (3-1) and Puerto Rico (3-1) came out of Pool A, while Italy (4-0) and the United States (3-1) were the winners of Pool B. Japan (4-0) and Korea (2-2) went through Pool C, while Pool D saw the Dominican Republic (4-0) and Venezuela (3-1). Those eight teams will now travel to the United States (if they haven’t already) for the quarterfinals and beyond, which will be held in Houston and Miami. While the quarterfinalists travel and prepare for the next round, there are no games on today’s schedule. The playoff round begins on Friday with Korea facing the Dominican Republic and Canada taking on the United States.
2. Traders await news on Priester:
Brewers right Quinn Priester He is set to start the year on the disabled list because of a sore wrist. The righty reportedly visited a specialist yesterday, and the answer to that visit could shed some light on Milwaukee’s injury and give them a definitive diagnosis. Although the pain has been persistent and hasn’t kept him from playing baseball this spring, determining that the injury is more significant could give Priester and the team confidence as they build toward his return to the big league mound. Kyle Harrison, Brandon Sproat, Chad Patrickagain Logan Henderson they all claim spots on the exchange, only Brandon Woodruff again Jacob Misiorowski locked in spots come Opening Day with Priest headed to IL.
3. Game preview: Tigers vs Yankees:
While the World Baseball Classic is still on hold for the day, attention turns back to Spring Training for fans who want to follow baseball today. Spring Training games have much lower stakes, but there are still some things for clubs to watch. In today’s game between the Yankees and Tigers, for example, the future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander he will simply do his job before his 21st year in the big leagues. Still, he’d really like to do better than he did in his first outing of the spring, where he pitched two innings but also allowed two runs on two hits (including a homer) and two walks. He will be throwing the opposite today Is Warrenwho will spend both Spring Training and the first half of the regular season looking to earn a permanent spot in the rotation Gerrit Cole again Carlos Rodon who is expected to return to the injured list for the first few months of the season. On the local side of things, Ryan McMahon he’s been trying his hand at shortstop throughout Yankees camp, while the Tigers are at the top Kevin McGonigle he was trying to force his way onto the MLB roster.
