Tag Archives: Spain

Cabrera and Sandoval Homer in Venezuelan Victory

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Venezuela overcame an early lead by Spain and put up a six-run fourth inning, holding off the underdogs the rest of the way in an 11-6 victory. Both nations had already been eliminated from the World … Continue reading →

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Canó and Deduno Lead Dominicans to Second Win

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Robinsón Canó had his second consecutive three-hit game and Samuel Deduno hurled four shutout innings to lead the Dominican Republic over a scrappy Spain, 6-3. The win put the Dominican Republic in the driver’s seat in … Continue reading →

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Alvarado and Burgos Lead Puerto Rico in Shutout Win

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Puerto Rico took advantage of a jittery first inning from Spain, a first-time World Baseball Classic participant, to score three runs. Giancarlo Alvarado and the bullpen then made the 3-0 lead hold, and the hosts earned … Continue reading →

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2013 World Baseball Classic Pools Set

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Gabriel Fidler

The World Baseball Classic finally released its pool selections for the four qualifying teams a couple days ago, ending a week’s (or in some cases, two months’) speculation as to the placement of the final four countries.  As predicted in … Continue reading →

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Spain Overcomes MVP Freiman to Win Jupiter Qualifier

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler MARYVILLE, Tenn. –Unlike the World Baseball Classic qualifier in Regensburg, there were no early upsets in the Jupiter, Fla. qualifying tournament, as Spain and Israel both won their first games over lower-ranked teams, setting up a much-anticipated … Continue reading →

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World Baseball Classic, Jupiter Qualifier

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Gabriel Fidler

Most US sports fans appear to have paid only passing interest in the World Baseball Classic, but for some baseball fans, it is the equivalent of the World Cup.  The WBC is slowly growing into a major world baseball championship … Continue reading →

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