Power Rankings: Classic Quarterfinals edition

Plus: U.S. gets support from hockey medalist

Friday, March 13 View In Browser  TOP NEWS World Baseball Classic Power Rankings: Quarterfinals Edition   Twenty teams began in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Only eight clubs remain. With the quarterfinals set to begin, we asked 15 MLB.com voters to cast ballots, ranking the remaining teams, one through eight. It's USA vs. Canada in an Olympic hockey gold medal rematch (8 p.m. ET, FOX) D.R. tries to keep rolling vs. young, hungry Team Korea (6:30 p.m. ET, FS2) DeRosa clears air on handling of Team USA's loss to Italy The one pitcher Team Japan can't touch? That'd be Ohtani As USA, Canada ready for rivalry bout, a hockey gold medalist reaches out The top 10 moments from the World Baseball Classic (so far) Third time's the charm? Canada has another USA matchup on deck Could leading Puerto Rico in Classic launch Yadi's managerial career? He hopes so Verlander pleased with 2nd outing despite 'one of the biggest no-nos for pitchers' MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY LITERALLY STEALING A BASE When you set a stolen-base record, you obviously have to do as Rickey would (even if it is just a Spring Training record). HERE'S THE STORY > STAFF PICKS Rating every ballpark on how hard it is to play the outfield Perhaps the most beautiful thing about baseball, the thing that truly sets it apart from every other major team sport, is that every ballpark is different. To get a sense of which ballparks have the hardest -- and easiest -- outfields to cover, Mike Petriello mines the Statcast data to find the answers. Playing for Mom in the Classic With a Korean mother and American father, Dane Dunning has always straddled two cultures. Wearing the uniform of his mom's country in this tournament has meant the world to him and his family. Ranking Classic's quarterfinal managers as players The eight skippers of the quarterfinalists were all players before putting on their managerial caps. Let's rank them purely based on their playing careers. MLB Tonight before & after USA vs. Canada Tune in to MLB Tonight for the latest highlights, news and more at 7 p.m. ET and following the final out of the USA vs. Canada quarterfinal. Spring Training tripleheader on MLB Network Catch the Yankees and Braves at 1 p.m. ET, Padres and A's at 4 (available in Padres market) and D-backs and Royals at 9.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD NYM 1 STL 3 BOS 5 MIN 8 TOR 5 PHI 8 NYY 4 DET 3 SEA 4 CHC 7 ATH 6 TEX 7 COL 13 AZ 2 WSH 3 HOU 2 ATL 2 PIT 5 CIN 5 LAD 9 CWS 3 SF 3 MIL 0 CLE 1 KC 10 SD 1 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.