Tag Archives: WBC

BREAKING: World Baseball Classic, Olympic Qualifiers Postponed

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

    Major international news broke this evening as MLB and USA Baseball published press releases within 35 minutes of each other postponing the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers and the Americas Olympic Baseball Qualifier. The three tournaments were scheduled to … Continue reading →

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Philippines

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

In every World Baseball Classic Qualifier, a Southeast Asian representative has always had one player with impressive name recognition. In 2013, Thailand featured Johnny Damon. Last time, the Philippines had Chris Aguila and Clay Rapada. This time, the island nation … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: A Sneak Peak into Pakistan’s Official WBCQ Roster

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Days after we released guest author Alex Ayala’s roster projection on Pakistan [link], we have been given an exclusive preview into Pakistan Federation Baseball’s (PFB) official World Baseball Classic Qualifier roster. The federation’s official list includes 29 players, of which … Continue reading →

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Panama

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Panama lists a total of 57 players on its World Baseball Classic Qualifier ‘dream team’ and, even with three its best-known players declining—Johan Camargo, Jaime Barria, and Dario Agrazal—should have high enough calibre players for a realistic shot at advancing … Continue reading →

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Pakistan

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

    By Gabriel Fidler and Alex Ayala  [Ed. Note] Pakistan made its global debut in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, the first time any of the players had ever seen a baseball field outside of Asia. Although it was easily … Continue reading →

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Nicaragua

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

By Alex Ayala [Ed. Note] Our first projected World Baseball Classic Qualifiers roster is for Nicaragua, a team that recently announced its long-list (linked below), which is the master roster submitted to the World Baseball Classic to show the potential … Continue reading →

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WBCQ Projected Rosters: Introduction

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

We are pleased to announce that our newest series will be projected rosters for the each of the 10 nations in the upcoming World Baseball Classic qualifiers. We are very fortunate to have guest author Alex Ayala as the lead … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: New WBC Qualifiers Format Suggests Classic Expansion

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Qualification for the World Baseball Classic has changed to a new format that seems to indicate an expansion of the main tournament by four more countries. Multiple sources, including one from a European federation, as well as newspapers in Central … Continue reading →

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Conlon on Double-A, Team GB, and Thanksgiving Crackers

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

Were it not for The Troubles, left-handed pitcher P.J. Conlon might be a household name among British and Irish sporting aficionados. Instead, Conlon, who has a standard American accent, is quickly rising the ranks of the Mets’ organisation after growing … Continue reading →

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Shawn Green on MLB International and “Creating a Buzz”

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

HYDE PARK, London – Shawn Green was always known as a player for his relaxed, sunny demeanour, which made him a natural fit with the Dodgers, where he spent his peak seasons after a trade from the Blue Jays. On … Continue reading →

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