Tag Archives: Adam Jones

USA’s Pitching Leads Team to WBC Final

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

LOS ANGELES – The United States received stellar pitching from Tanner Roark and timely RBI from Andrew McCutchen and Adam Jones and defeated Japan 2-1 to advance to the final of the World Baseball Classic for the first time in … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Game Recaps, Japan, North America, Tournaments, USA, World Baseball Classic, 日本 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Celebrations and Mutual Respect in the World Baseball Classic

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – What has been obvious throughout the World Baseball Classic is something that is often missing from important international sporting events—respect. In a tournament with implications as big as the Olympics or the World Cup for many … Continue reading →

Posted in Tournaments, World Baseball Classic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Stanton, Jones Send USA to WBC Final Four

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – It was win or go home for the United States and the Dominican Republic, and the game delivered on the potency of its premise as it took a titanic two-run homer by Giancarlo Stanton and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Game Recaps, North America, Tournaments, USA, World Baseball Classic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jones, Hosmer Power USA to Comeback WBC Victory

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer both knocked balls out of Petco Park in the eighth inning, and Team USA came-from-behind to defeat Venezuela, 4-2 in the Second Round of the World Baseball Classic. Venezuela and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Recaps, North America, South America, Tournaments, USA, Venezuela, World Baseball Classic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment