Team USA unveils star-spangled rotation 🔥

Plus: Handy-dandy guide to Classic pool play

Tuesday, March 03 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 12 spring sensations who have put up eye-popping numbers   Thus far this spring, we've seen a phenom averaging triple digits with his fastball, a teenager blasting 440-foot HRs and a living legend turning back the clock with his wheels -- and we have nine more Statcast stars where they came from. Team USA sets its star-studded rotation for World Baseball Classic When the Captain speaks, you listen: Judge addresses Team USA ahead of Classic Baseball history comes to life as Dusty returns to Dodgertown Preseason Top 30 Prospects list reveals begin in the East Mad Max is back at Blue Jays camp: 'Good catching up with gramps' Something old amid all the new in Framber's Tigers spring debut This prospect could be 'playing tight end for somebody.' Instead he's ripping line drives Stone (shoulder) has setback, unlikely for Opening Day rotation At 24, Winn is already a veteran leader in Cardinals' clubhouse A's matchup with Padres a homecoming for No. 1 prospect De Vries  MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS World Baseball Classic pool by pool preview With games beginning in Japan on Thursday (Wednesday night in the U.S.), we look at the key storylines, stars, under-the-radar names to know and teams likely to advance out of each of the four pools in the tournament. From Classic spectator to burgeoning star in 3 years Guardians top prospect Travis Bazzana was a college star watching the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Now he's a key part of the Australian team hoping to inspire others Down Under. World Baseball Classic pool previews on MLB Network Join MLB Network for a look at the countries comprising each of the tournament pools: Pool A at 4 p.m. ET, Pool B at 4:30, Pool C at 9 and Pool D at 9:30. Each show will include complete analysis of the participating teams, tournament predictions and more. That guy on the belt? Yeah, he just belted a homer José Ramírez is known for his on-field flair and personality, so it wasn't much of a surprise when he wore a belt with various images of his face on it, which fans got to see up close after he went deep in a recent spring game. The best potential prospect matchups at 2026 Spring Breakout The third edition of the showcase will feature the Nos. 1 and 2 overall prospects playing against each other among other eye-opening pairings. Just how did the national anthem become a tradition at sporting events? Today is National Anthem Day, so to celebrate, let's look back at how the ritual of playing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at games started -- a story that begins, of course, with baseball: the Cubs, the Red Sox and the man who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Exhibition action on MLB Network It's Classic tune-up time! Canada takes on the Blue Jays at 1 p.m. ET, and at 6, the Dominican Republic hosts the Tigers (available in Tigers market), marking the first time that the D.R. hosts a Major League club for an exhibition game in the country.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD WSH 3 HOU 3 TB 1 PIT 4 ATL 5 DET 2 MIA 2 STL 3 BOS 7 TOR 6 CHC 9 CIN 17 CLE 1 TEX 3 SF 6 CWS 5 KC 4 LAA 5 LAD 7 COL 5 ATH 7 SD 2 © 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.