Mexico vs. Canada Full Game | 2023 World Baseball Classic

High Noon in the desert ready to go enormous Stakes biggest game of pool C on the final day Mexico and Canada for a ticket to Miami Randy rosarina approaches the lineup for Benji Gill and Mexico a rosarina postseason star of the Rays has been big at the World Baseball Classic and big bats behind a Verdugo Meneses teles this is a dangerous lineup Rob zastrzny gets ready to go and the Lefty sends one to the screen if Bob Uecker were here and it's 1-0 absolutely it's Disney AAA with the Mets and the angels last year he made six starts 34 games overall and a Rosarita comes out of his hat fastball Change-Up curveball and a rose Arena was over three with a couple of strikeouts against Great Britain and Nate were throwing him nothing but off speed stuff let's see how this your stressney does today rosarina despite that Great Britain game big numbers here five hits three doubles and a home run now he has been the emotional Catalyst for this team there's no doubt about it he's 28 years old of course the star of the Tampa Bay Rays [Music] just misses inside that's Carlos Torres Major League umpire behind the plate Doug eddings at first Jonathan biretta is at second Edwin Louisa is at third base [Music] a rose Arena trying to hit that up to the cold beers and Cheeseburger restaurant in Far Away left field yeah and you see how far that is and he had a heck of a swing Almighty cut but the pitch was up and away from him we've talked about him all throughout this pool play how he is such a great fastball hitter but he's had a couple of rough games lately you mentioned 0 for three with two strikeouts last night three two foul back just over Buck Martinez head I had it all away and it's three and two both these managers have had their ups and their downs just in the last four days Benji Gill of course that loss to Colombia that was the down but the Wipeout of Team USA it's one of the best wins that Mexico has had in the classic a Rosarita checks his swing is on his way to First shaking that right hand yeah and you can see the unbarratory is the homepage umpire asked at first base whether there was a swing attempt in the first base umpire also a major league um Parish that no swing that endings is down at first base and here's the pitch and it hits well I don't know if it hit his hand it looked like it hit his back it looked like it hit above his top hand let's take another look at him this is reviewable but I don't know if there's definitive video evidence to overturn tell you what it was pretty clear to me I mean just looking at it and Canada they're gonna challenge it take another look at it as a rosary is then intended to by the trainer but Canada has asked for the review here first batter of the game or Ernie Witt all chips in right away right you get one review [Music] let's listen 's kind of muted and there's Torres asking whether or not he had attempted to swing at it and then Benji Gill comes out to check with the rose Arena if he swings at the pitch all bets are off it could hit him in the thigh for that matter and it would still be a strike but he didn't swing the question is wow that doesn't look like it hit his hand at all on that look all right sure didn't and you know what they go to New York they look at the review of every angle they have of this bad attempt this is difficult to tell from this side it's so quick but it looked like it hit so high but he tries to sell it oh man I can't believe that didn't break my hand it didn't look like it hit his hand at all and they're taking a long look at it in New York again the original call holds enormous weight here you have to have a hundred percent certainty to overturn and if it is overturned it's simply a foul ball and he would come back and the count would still be three and two now the embarrassed telling the strzny that he can throw because of the extended weight on the decision from New York [Music] and he'll throw a couple of warm-ups and they have awarded him the first pace so we are on the field stands yeah we're not able to delineate between call stands and call confirm but my money's on call stands there yeah not enough to overturn yeah it wasn't that clear looking at the various angles we had on replay review but Canada loses their challenge I mean with the first hitter of the game that's a real Gamble wow that shows you the what's at stake in this game Ernie what took a chance here's Verdugo now and he takes a strike of course once you get past the seventh inning umpires can initiate the challenges on their own and as a manager you can go out and suggest I really would like they look at that Verdugo has had a tough classic he's one for 12. with One RBI the good news for Mexico the guys behind him have been really good menensis seven for 14. telez hit four Rockets last night got just one hit out of it so there's plenty of pop up and down this Mexico lineup there's rowdy [Applause] Canada turned three double plays early in the game last night yesterday afternoon excuse me against Colombia no eskira was terrific a starter Milan's five hits he faced the minimum over five innings because of those three double plays they could use one here oh two lined in a right field Casey is there and he makes the catch that's another bullet for an out and I hit it hard and you're right Rodrigo really hasn't had many good advance that was the best at that so far for him man that one right on the button s the Street's name he's arsenal of pitches four seam fastball to throw it a lot he drops the curveball in there occasionally The Change-Up is pretty effective to right-handed hitters Ney is from Edmonton Alberta Canada 30 years old he has pitched in the Cubs organization he is currently with the Pirates in spring training he has appeared in three games this spring already throw over the firsts it's a strzny was a college player played at the University of Missouri before the Cubs drafted him Vanessa's has been enormous his performance against USA will be talked about for a long long time not just in Mexico but also throughout international baseball in this tournament those two home runs in front of a sellout crowd we're quite a moment two home runs five RBIs in his game against team USA's first inning home run 109 miles off the bat and then the fourth inning home run it resulted in that terrific backflip oh it was the classic map flip certainly the best one I've ever seen in the classic a Rosarita is still at first and a little roller up third Toro charges and he's got no play and Mexico is set up first and second with one out and Rowdy Tellez is coming up now we told you about his dramatic home runs and this is the flip side of that a little dribbler up to Third Base Line toe makes a good decision here strizen is not going to get to it turo has no play and he wisely just passes it to the middle of the diamond and this is swinging by the third Baseline and Mexico has something going here early on [Music] so let's four for 14 but he's swung the bat better than those numbers especially last night one for four last nine hit the ball hard all four times you came to the plate and a strike he had a double and three Line Drive outs two of them to the Outfield so it was a good man to have up right now if you're Mexico rosarina can run menensis not so much at first but he's not slow that one's fouled back to the screen yeah a red Arena can really run obviously and as he gets around the bases but he's certainly not a guy you worry about me as a speed burner Robbie Tellez at the plate hits here in 28 tomorrow he would like to finish up this portion of pool C with a W he'd like to have a birthday party in Miami [Music] soft Line Drive and a foul ball the pitching matchup at least the starting matchup seems to favor Mexico Jose or Keady not only a major league starter but also a guy who has been one of the best post season starters and relievers over the last few years or Kitty gets the ball for Mexico zastrizny getting the start a lefty for Canada and oftentimes in these games that's a block so strizny with a huge mistake a Bach and now the double play is gone yeah and it looked as though he got confused with the signs he's set there and then you can see he broke his hands before he stepped off and that was clearly a bark I mean it was such an odd move it took the empires to record what did I just see but it clearly was a bomb in fields back and celez soft serve scores menense menenza scores two nothing can Mexico and Canada has given up two early runs and Boyd is that buck hurt Well the box hurts the hit matter hurts and the little dribbler up to Third Base Line I mean Canada hasn't given up a lot of hard contact but they trailed two to nothing Robbie telez hits this one right off the end of the bat and dumps it into right field manesses does a good job of reading it he knows it's going to drop and he never hesitates running from second right behind a rose Arena that's a great jump telez finally some justice after last night that wasn't a thing of beauty but all the line drives he hit for outs last night he was due is Roy it's interesting and you know you never know how a game is going to start but a hit batter by Randy or rosarina it was so close that they asked for the video review Line Drive out a little dribbler swinging man up the third Baseline and then teles his run off the end of the back Bo Naylor is out [Applause] [Music] take a look at the defensive alignment for Team Canada Jacob rapson is in left Enzo Clark is in Center Tyler O'Neill is the D.A Joe and Casey has had a good run here Otto Lopez and Edward Julian up the middle Abraham Toro and Jared DeYoung know Freddie Freeman he is out of the tournament with a hamstring issue boom Naylor behind the play 19 pitches here [Music] the 2-0 both bullpens are ready to go it's sometimes in this format it's not the starting pitcher it's the second pitcher that proves to be important Andrew Albers a lefty for Canada will back up zastrzny and Luis sesa who pitched really well early in this tournament is the man that Mexico probably will go to after or Kitty he is probably loosening up if just strident can't get out of this inning but they do look for Albus to give them some length today and they'd like that length to come in the middle of the game but right now the urgency for Canada is Mexico first and second again man Danny Boucher the pitching coach for Canada comes out of the Dugout and he's trying to get things calmed down here a little bit and then really a hit better a couple of bloop hits and a walk but it's two nothing and you just can't wait around very long in a game of this magnitude got to make quick decisions and Team Canada does not necessarily have a deep Bullpen I mean they got a few guys they can count on but Billy Vermont is loosening up and if so strzny can't get out of the city Omaha will come on to try to get out of the inning and they may be Bridge another inning but Andrew Albers is the guy that they hope can give them two three maybe even four Innings out of that bullpen veggie Gill's done a wonderful job Here In This World Baseball Classic a world champion with the angels 2002. eight major league seasons has had a outstanding run as a manager in Mexico and maybe on a plane tonight to Miami especially if this keeps up rias takes a strike well it's all about pitching ahead and the scrutiny has not had that luxury so far in this game but you got to throw strikes and you've got to put the pressure on the hitter you can't pitch with nothing but hitter counts uh you're asking for trouble everybody gets better when they have the count in their favor as a hitter more relaxed you're more selective you're more patient and you're looking for your pitch there is a couple starts here in Phoenix came in defensively in the ninth inning last night [Music] outside corner [Applause] one and two yeah and we had mentioned not overpowering his fastball will be 89 maybe top out at 91. so he has to locate as he did on that last pitch [Music] a game seven or a game like this which has so much at stake can tip over in a hurry and it feels like Canada needs to get out of here and give up just the two runs and if Mexico pushes off a couple more runs across then all of a sudden that changes the whole dynamic of this game thank you it's a stressney sliding stop there Toro out there out there so Canada does hold it at just two but Mexico strikes first and they've got one of their Aces on the mound to start this game Rowdy teles into right field in a two-nothing lead for Mexico [Music] foreign lead not easy against this guy Buck Isaiah keaney 27 years old a terrific pitcher from Mazatlan Mexico of course he is with the Houston Astros for Big League Seasons with Houston a 24-13 career record last year I made 28 starts 29 games overall and pitched 164 on the third Julian rips that one Verdugo slid by him and Julian who has been a tone Setter for Canada little antler action is at second base he has been outstanding and of course he had a first pitch home run a couple games ago and he says you know what we're down already and I'm gonna get something going this fastball boy it goes right out of the heart of the play and he got a great swing he can really swing the bat and boy this is exactly what Canada needed after falling behind top of the inning Julian says hey fellas we're not done yet lots of baseball to be played he's at second here's Toro and he swings and misses well this is where Freddie Freeman would be in the lineup but he has that hamstring issue he is out of the pool plate from this point on but he spoke to his teammates today before the start of this game yeah I mean for and it's mixed feelings for Freddie I mean he really wants to be here his hamstring being examined today and so Ernie Witt knows they're gonna have to do it without Freddie to get to Miami yeah and Freddie he was terrific telling the team how proud he was he wanted to be here and he said don't forget I'll be watching boys so go after him go get him rakiti misses outside and don't forget that Canada fell behind Great Britain and it was Julian who came up down three nothing blasted a home run and it just felt like from that point Canada erased the memory of that three runs and went on to score 18 runs in that game Toro and that's going to be out of play all right the rest of this lineup for team Canada you've seen Julian Tyler O'Neill's had a really good series Otto Lopez had a really good yesterday with a triple and a home run and a solid classic for the young shortstop [Music] two and two on Abraham Toro Julian Bluffs Toro line drive base hit center field Julian a late start and the throw from Thomas has cut off wasn't sure if that was going to get in the reason he wasn't sure was he took a big break as if he were going to steal a third and then he was kind of out of position to get a read on it had he not done that he would have known this was going to drop you could see him break toward third now he's not sure where it is hesitation and Kim laper the third base coach has to stop him there's the hesitation in leapert getting an eye on the center field or Thomas says you know what nobody out let's let our big right-handed hitter hit here in this situation but because he was thinking about stealing 30 he had two three big steps toward third and he was out in no man's land when that ball was hit O'Neill has been Canada's best hitter here in Phoenix seven for 11. a couple extra base hits you got Jared Young the left-handed bat on deck Jose or Kitty [Music] with the 01 pitch and it's up we talk about a game seven and playoff pressure and winner goes to Miami or Kitty is built for this he has experienced this five World Series games two starts three relief appearances an era of 1.23 and a record of 3-0 yeah and he's 27 he's established he's pitched in great games before being important games much like this game so he knows what it's all about just has to minimize the damage here you have Runner with third base runner at first base you see the defense in the outfit especially shaded toward Right Center Alex Tam is a terrific center fielder on the right field side of Center [Applause] [Music] check swing did not go [Applause] O'Neill has driven the ball to the right side throughout the course of pool play here and there's a big gaping hole on the infield and if her Kitty continues to pitch him outside he's just got to take it the other way take advantage of it plus if you hit it to the opposite side of the infield the much more difficult ball to turn two with now the 2-2 it's up [Applause] one thing we have learned about Team Canada is there's no give up in this roster they come back and they've got confidence they've got a lot of young prospects in this roster and they believe in themselves out of Lopez with a triple and a three-run home run in last night's game [Applause] breaking ball that was a strike and it wasn't called the strike the home plate umpire Carlos Torres putting his arms out or keedy is glaring in at him and he's still three-quarters away toward home and so Canada gets a huge break here that should have been strike three take a look at it where is it is it low boy it is kind of low we'll see from the side if it crosses his knee but it looks as though O'Neill took a close pitch and the call goes in Canada's favorite it's not an easy call but it did show right at the knees Jared Young and a fastball misses inside and so here is Canada here's another look all right touches the bottom part of the strike zone and could have gone either way obviously and she guilt thought it should have been strike three as did or Kitty Mexico gets two Canada has loaded the bases and young swings and misses it's one and one young is homered walked three times a couple hits this is game four for Canada here in pool C he had a big hit in the ninth inning yesterday against Colombia that set the table for Otto Lopez and his three-run Homer Lopez is on back it's a Fly ball the left not too deep a rosary to charging is there makes the catch and nobody is going anywhere one out [Music] and a big out to get for urkiti who if he can roll a ground ball here to get out of the whole inning right man Ernie wood has a very productive young hitter Blue Jay's Prospect Otto Lopez triple in the eighth yesterday three-round home run in the ninth and he's got power to the alleys both left Center and right center they're playing him more towards that right center alley in the Outfield as or Kitty misses away all throughout the course of history hitters practice this situation man at third base less than two outs get something in the air keep it off the ground give your team a chance to score that's oh a strike that one was out but you see Austin Barnes snapped the glove back and he got the call [Music] yeah for me that's too much movement that should be a red flag to the Empire say hey you know what ketchupin sits outside why should I call it a strike I don't like that movement from catchers 1-1 Line Drive in a center field that's a base hit Julian will score Toro got a late start a run across and they're still loaded [Music] what a series for Anna Lopez another RBI a line drive right back up the middle off the end of the bat Renner in second base total had to make sure he was safely down in center field Julian comes in to score Toro moves to third O'Neill to Second and Lopez Keeps The Bases Loaded [Music] best case scenario right now for Canada they gave up the two runs they've got to run across they've got the bags loaded and the next pitch from urkini will be his 20th remember 65 is the pitch limit so if you can run those numbers up early you may only have to face him for three innings here is Bo Naylor [Music] three infielders on the first base side and a strike to open the at-bat Naylor drove in the first run against Colombia with a base hit in the fourth inning in yesterday's game that gave them a one-nothing lead and he would add one in the eighth and three and a ninth and beat Columbia five to nothing that one catches the corner pitch limits in pool play 65. quarterfinals you get 15 more Championship round it's up to 95. or Katie out in front of the young catcher Owen two oh that looked like it had the zone 1-2 they went with the fastball after a couple of breaking bars too get ahead just up a little bit too high again another situation with two strikes you want to shorten up put the bat on the ball and try to get the ball in the air at a minimum you want to cash in the runner from third Toro foreign [Applause] that's low and in and Naylor with the count even at two balls and two strikes Julian double Toro singled the walk to O'Neill after Mexico thought they had him struck out shallow Fly ball from Young and Lopez found center field to drive that man in Julian nailer ready or Kitty ready and the 2-2 [Music] [Applause] jammed him and he fights it off we have talked about Freddie Freeman not in this tournament any longer with that hamstring injury but Team Canada has eight top 30 prospects on this roster each of them in the top 30 prospects of their respective team and that is eight total more than any other team in the World Baseball Classic so Ernie whisk up a lot of young players that are going to be the backbone of this team for a while Naylor swings and misses or Kitty gets a big strikeout and now there's two outs all right big curveball he started to get bad with a couple of curveball strikes trying to get Mayor to chase the high pass ball and finishes it off with another good curveball and you can see nearly way out in front of pitch to take tight spin on that breaking ball and difficult to identify and yeah it's low but you can't take close pitch like that with two strikes Owen Casey now on the younger end of the prospect list just 20 and he fouls it back and you kind of set the whole story line there in motion buck when you talk about Canada yeah they do have some Major Leaguers right but Freeman's not here anymore most of their team are guys between 20 and 24 and Prospects good prospects for sure Mexico is packed with Major Leaguers roller and that's Trejo on the shift who goes to First and gets the out Canada gets one back or Kitty gets out of the inning with just one run of damage this is a cave seven right winner gets a ticket to Miami and it's 2-1 Mexico foreign [Music] here at Chase Field Canada and Mexico here is a look at Ernie wit's Bullpen options today I would mention that Albers one name that we have not yet seen appear could Factor heavily in this ball game and Rich to one point you made earlier Canada has five position players in the lineup today who are 24 years of age or younger so certainly some youth on the pitching side we do not expect to see Cal Quantrill unless and until Canada reaches the quarterfinal all right JP thank you for that and we'll see which starting pitcher settles down first messy first inning hit a batter gave up a couple of hits but he did get that double play to get out of the inning the damage could have been much worse and you could say that certainly about her Kitty's first inning yeah they both lose 27 pitches and 16 strikes identical pitch count for both starters you know and there was a mark in the first inning too committed by the strinsky and you you think about wow Mexico really didn't hit the ball hard and he got out of it with a terrific double play started by Abraham Toler with third base Ellen Trejo Alec Thomas Austin Barnes bottom third of the order for Mexico Andrew Albers the guy that JP just noted he's a lefty as well he's he's probably a a guy they want multiple Innings out of but they'd like to do it in the middle of the game rather than right now and you saw Philippe up and loosening up as you've noted that was probably just to get out of the inning or maybe just get a few outs Mexico's got their guy lined up to pitch as well that's Luis cesa and her Kitty Sessa tandem is pretty darn good for Mexico they've got to feel good about that right now a lot of Major League experience and the flip side of it is the Team Canada is just kind of patching things together that's pretty good patching it together right there that's a strikeout and the first for zastrizny [Music] I hear him a good changeup right there this is an important part of the line of course is trisky he has to really handle the bottom third of this order and get back into Duggan and his hitters get back on offense Thomas terrific young outfielder of the Arizona Diamondbacks couple hits in nine trips he's kind of Built For This ballpark one of the reasons they traded for him from the White Sox good speed a lot of great coverage in the Afghan it's a very big Outfield here at Chase Field Diamondbacks have some really good young prospects yeah and you look at the Outfield speed Carol there another outfit with terrific speed they've got pitching we got a little defense pedrooma it's short snap number three prospect that was going into 2021 they don't have Jordan Lawler on there that's the shortstop that they really like here in the desert that's a fun team right now big gap in right center Thomas runs well and a 2-2 that is strike three called I think he may have heard the patching it together comment because he has carved up Trejo and Thomas well they have a couple of guys that they had hoped to have on the team and Nick pavetta and Jameson taione but this is a good fastball and Thomas is locked up back to back strikeouts and right down the middle he was looking for something soft and that's the best fastball that sisters has thrown to this point 94 miles an hour you just never know what starting pitching as as JP said it's unpredictable in this tournament here's Austin Barnes has a double among those three hits fastball up high sometimes you get Taiwan Walker like last night four Innings I mean he was an All-Star two years ago struck out eight he was dominant Lance Lynn looked all of that with his five innings against Canada and then sometimes you get Cal quantrol who came out you know coming off a career year with the Cleveland Guardians he didn't pitch an inning against Great Britain he went two-thirds of an inn and gave up three runs and left after 37 pitches yeah their first two starts they got a total of one inning combined from their two starters [Applause] walks Barnes that's going to bring a rosarina up and this is the benefit of having a rosarina in the lead-off spot if you got a guy in the ninth spot who's getting on or rosarina goes from igniter to provider yeah and that was the point I was trying to make about the bottom turn of the lineup you got to take care of business and you'd love to face a rose arena with nobody on and no ounce [Applause] [Music] yeah and you remember back of that at bat a rose Arena on a check swing had a ball that appeared to hit the bat maybe his finger it took him a while to start shaking and acting like it hurt [Music] but the replay was not conclusive and the call was and umpires will if it's anywhere near the finger and it appears to hit part of the finger and the bat and he didn't swing you're gonna get that call and a rosarina did in Mexico to their credit backed it up and got two runs in that first inning Rowdy telez with a two run single yeah and you take advantage of your opportunities and Randy rosarina has been terrific first two games he was on fire home run to the bullpen in left field to get opposite field doubles and he just did about everything he's getting a lot of fastballs early in this pool play not the case the last two games a rosarina hammers that ball and it's going to get to the wall Barnes around second headed for third and he's gonna score Mexico 3-1 How You Like Me Now [Applause] I Rose Arena made an adjustment and stays on that fastball away and hit it on the ground the two out rock to the catcher Austin Barnes costly in this inning but a rose Arena has been consistent in his ability to come up with big hits that's a good pitch he makes an adjustment Barnes running with two outs there was a hesitation and a double clutch by Owen Casey in right and he came up ready to throw and then he double clutched it in by the time he gets it back in Barnes scores all the way from first opposite field Line Drive which wasn't that high off the ground 110 miles an hour that's how it gets to the wall and Verdugo with a big cut and the Mexican fans now are starting to get into it Mexico has such a great following and they've been all over Phoenix for the last week [Applause] [Music] and Jab by Naylor getting over in front of that ball to keep a rose Arena from moving up Naylor's had a good four games here he's done a nice job calling games coming up with a couple key hits and doing a good job behind the pike Philippe I'm on back up in Canada's bullpen slow ground ball Lopez to his left gets there and gets the out Mexico adds a run [Applause] Jose urquidi threw 27 pitches in the first inning meaning this information could be relevant rather soon the good news for Team Mexico Adrian Martinez has yet to pitch in the classic he is rested and ready to go potentially for multiple Innings as is Luis Sessa so Benji heals Bullpen is in very good shape overall some more good news Rich for Team Mexico they've already scored more runs through two innings today than in last night's tense 2-1 win over Great Britain Denzel Clark in the left and that's the first out for Canada in a second hey JP we we took a look at how pitch limits kind of escalate into the quarterfinals and then into the championship round Mexico has one of if not the best rotation in the classic and it feels like if they get to Miami that becomes more of a factor it's an excellent point rich and certainly Mexico hopes that Julio Urias will be rested and ready to go if they reach the quarterfinal they would expect that to be the case we've saw it we saw last night just how great Taiwan Walker was as well Patrick Sandoval of course against Team USA Mexico has lived up to the billing as having one of the very best rotations if not the best rotation in the 2023 classic and that strength is more valuable as you advance through the rounds because of the pitch count they can pitch deeper into the game so Benji Gill the skipper has a very deep probably the best standing rotation in the entire classic when you consider the experience they have Jacob Robson who's done a nice job in the nine spot for Canada getting on base a couple walks and four hits in the first three games Edward julienne is on Deck Canada got a run in the first could have had more but her Kitty pitched out of it that one flipped into Center and it falls in front of Alec Thomas and a one-out single for Robson his fifth hit yeah we talk about Alex Thomas another good center fielder he is and he is a good center fielder but this is always a tough play for an outfit to watch Thomas happier screen he breaks back just a half a step and that proves to be costly as it drops in front of him and robson's had a nice run here in this pool sea or Kitty 27 pitches in that first inning Julian takes down low six for ten now is Julian two doubles and a homer JP Robson nice fit in that nine spot for Canada so far he is and the veteran on this team of all the nine position players in the game for Ernie Witt Robson is the most veteran he's 28 years old a majority of Canada's lineup is 24 years of age or younger Runner goes Robson got a good jump Julian pounds it foul yeah Bernie Whitt giving him the green ladder with first base trying to get something going and you know what I think Gertie's doing a good job with his team and he understands you just can't slug with the Mexico team you gotta utilize the speed you have on the bases in Robson of course Julian can put the bat on a ball we've seen that throughout this tournament [Music] now a 1-2 and a throw over there's a lot of red here today swinging to miss Julianne that is a rare time that he goes out of the zone and chases yeah he got surprised by that fastball okay he ran it upstairs and it had a lot of movement up and away and Julian strikes out can you doubled in his first hit bat and this is a running fastball and I just ran away from him like more to see movement than anything [Music] here is Abraham Toro the reason I remarked about a lot of red we opened the show with the video of the brawl Canada and Mexico and they both were wearing red that day too and they both teams at times had I I don't know if it was cold that for that game but they had jackets on red jackets and it was a big red scrum Runner goes throw it a second and he's in there easily Robson in scoring position with two outs yeah he got a terrific jump over at first base and watch the jump a couple of big steps in the hitter Toro saw the big jump man just takes the pitch Barn's throw is just a little bit late as he didn't have much of a chance to throw the run around Toro into line drive and it's caught there Verdugo hit it on the button Mexico had a guy out there and Verdugo makes a nice play 3-1 Mexico on to the Third 12 years in the minor leagues and finally got an opportunity last year with the Washington Nationals drives it left field oh at the wall Robson went up and got it morosi talked about Robson in half he was a senior member of this lineup today he does a great job read it perfectly off the bat gets back to the warning truck and times his jump perfectly well look at the focus on those eyes as he stays on it to takes extra bases away from menesus has taken over and Applause for Robson here is teles and this has looked like he had hit another home run but it was just a little short of the mark and Robson was there to haul it in the strzny goes to and gives up the three runs on three hits a hit batsman a block and a couple walks didn't help I'm on 34 years old former number one pick of the Seattle Mariners back in 2007. he's from captain of Quebec just across the river from Ottawa in Western Quebec Alan deglin and Rob just strictly having a chat on the bench douglan is the backup catcher for Team Canada 2-1 and JP Philippe has been all about baseball Canada for a long time it's great to see him here it really is and he's at an extraordinary journey in the game he actually retired from organized professional ball in 2020 to become a farmer in Gatineau Quebec and he has remained active as an athlete and a great story written recently by shy devitty at sportsnet.ca about exactly that and in fact there was a bit of a melee as shy described it in a wreck hockey game that Filippo Mont played in in the month of January unfortunately Philippe actually fractured his coccyx his tailbone in that fight but he managed to get back and as he told Shai quote I have sort of that hockey mentality you play injured you just figure out a way if you want to compete end quote he is certainly competing here today he's got back up it looks like big time backup those guys we have seen those guys a couple of days here now Paredes in the right field that's a hit and telez who walked is now at second base Mexico trying to put some distance between themselves and Canada 's with a little Jam shot into right Fin and he delivers through the one out walk come on with that two-seam fastball it's down around the label of Paredes but it's just enough of it to get it over the infield in front of Casey in Rockfield I want to know who is crazy enough to take on Philippe Mont in a hockey rink he's six seven weighs about 270. crumble Lopez Julian to Young and another double play they got a big one to end the first and another one here to end the Third line change for Canada and a 6-4-3 double play Mexico on top bottom of the third coming up it's 3-1 [Music] we saw Team Canada's aggression on the bases in the last inning and Rich and buck remember this 11 of 14 stolen base attempts against irkidi last season were successful ah good to know and Canada's Got speed Tyler O'Neill Jared young Otto Lopez bottom third rakiti much more economical in the second inning just 12 pitches 27 in the first little soft Fly ball and that's going to Nestle in for a hits and Canada has traffic again just like they did in the first and the second well for a second time in this game already out of Tennessee senator theater Alex Thomas broke back on this swing and mind you it's a breaking ball off the end of the bat you can see powerful Tyler O'Neill watch the center Fielding he breaks back and then by the time he recovers the bull bounces in front of him he's had a couple of tough reads I'll give you that because that big swing and then the ball's off the end of the bat you expect it to be hit hard but it's not young takes a fastball for a strike Lopez On Deck he knocked in Canada's only run that was back in the first Canada out hitting Mexico right now 5-4 [Music] but Mexico is out pitching Canada if they're a kitty still in the game Canada's starter Rob zastrizny goes just two innings one and two [Music] later on tonight Columbia and USA seven o'clock start here in Phoenix winner of this game this game is handed a ticket and will be on a plane tonight to Miami [Music] could take my young that boy was inside and Young's got some pop we have seen that instead of home running this is pool play C we'll see play he's not had a whole lot of hits but he's getting more comfortable with each at-bat he's worked a couple of walks lately of course he's in the lineup Freddie Freeman is out with that hamstring issue he's swinging a miss so tonight does Colombia have a little more game in them the United States and Colombia Mike Trout captain of USA Columbia underdogs but plenty talented [Music] I mean Colombia beat Mexico Mexico dominated Team USA but it feels like even in this small tournament you can't Overlook anybody compare games and say well they beat these guys no no these guys beat those guys that's a great Point yeah and you know let's go hammered uh Team USA yeah you just never know what's going to happen on a given night Otto Lopez had a soft line drive base hit back in the first it's gonna be interesting when when and not just with Canada but with others he missed the ball but took the brunt of it when a guy like Lopez goes back to ouch [Music] goes back to spring training goes back to camp and you know the major league executives are watching all their players that's rolled up the middle might be two Trejo flips Maria's the first in time and Mexico good defense behind Jose or Keady on to the fourth Mexico win and they're headed east [Music] as we begin our broadcast today we made the point sometimes the grandest games are decided by the smallest margins well consider this right now a two-run lead for Mexico and they've scored those two runs on a controversial hit by pitch and after a two out walk a hit by pitch a two-out walk right now the difference in this pivotal ball game yeah it's a game seven feel and for Mexico if they lose this game they are completely out they are done if Canada loses this game they're close to done I mean they still would have a shot but it's a long one Colombia has to beat the U.S and then they have to win I think a three-way tie-break formula and tie breaks have not been kind to Canada in the history of this tournament it feels like it's a must win for Ernie win and we know it's a must win for Benji Gill yeah I agree with that 100 nobody wants to be victimized by the tiebreaker rules just determine your own fate and do it on the field Philippe can still get it up there 92 at 6-7 and he's got parts of Four Seasons in the big leagues he's got some experience he understands if you can hold Mexico and there you see Advanced the quarterfinals is a number one seed because of their win over Team USA eliminated big home and it's different for Ernie wit's team he knows if he wins he goes to Miami but it's up in the air what happens if they should happen to lose yeah like I said they're gonna need Columbia to beat the USA and that throws him into a three-way tie break for that last spot Alec Thomas called that on strikes in the second you got Austin Barnes behind him for Canada the preferable number two pitcher in this game at least in the game plan was Andrew Albers that's what Ernie Witt had up his sleeve even it even a short sleeve but things didn't go well with his starter and so Amman is kind of like building a bridge to get to Albers who's up in the bullpen now and starting to loosen yeah man you know we talked about the bottom third there's Albers and he's a veteran of five major league Seasons he didn't play in 2022 he had elbow surgeries 37 years old now so he's the guy they hope can give them length come in here and really calm things down but we talk about the bottom third of the disorder it proved costly to that walk to Barnes back in the second turned into a run for Mexico [Music] [Applause] you know Mexico's got the good starter on the mounter kitty and much like with Taiwan Walker in the last game from Mexico that starter was dominant and Canada has to just keep it close right now until erikidi is out of the game and then take their fortunes against the Mexico bullpen Arcadia is at 49 pitches 65 is the limit so you would say he's got an inning left in him yeah for sure no one is even stirred in the Mexico pen at breaking ball and strike well and again you don't want to face Randy Rosary in this inning I know you're gonna have to get a double play to avoid that but a rose Arena had the two out double back into second and that's why managing the bottom 30 order is so important take care of those guys in the bottom mini orders so you don't have to deal with the big bats at the top of the order I don't want to face Randy orozarena in any inning he's had quite the run here balloon Robinson with his second good play of the afternoon [Applause] I wonder how it's going to go back at Dodger Camp when the two Dodger catchers get back you know how it's gonna go the stolen base that Barnes had against Will Smith yeah that's bragging rights man that was a great moment and moments that you get in in the World Baseball Classic when you have you know players from Major League teams that are of different nationalities playing for different teams and suddenly competing against each other wanted to Runner Goes Thomas on the way the throw from Naylor he's in there yeah Baylor bounce the ball into second time he's got a great jump off a mono once kind of delivered to the plate take a look at the jump he had a little bit of a running lead he bounced off once and then took off and the throw is short the short hops Julian at second in that much of a chance [Music] all right Barnes with a count two and two Mexico can add on here oh [Applause] my God [Applause] many of these fans have been here all week [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and a swing and a miss all right this is really interesting now with two hats and a base open what do you do with the rosarino you got a left-handed hitter behind a rosarina and Alex Verdugo who's not had a good tournament Ernie Whitten big Hamilton talking about the options it looks like they're going to pitch to him got hit by a pitchers first at bat had an RBI double his second time up that was back in the second and he smoked that double on a line all the way to the wall in right center field 110 miles an hour off the bat and say rosarina looking at that outside corner kind of suggesting he thought it was off the plate outside he hit a good pitch as you mentioned down and away I mean it was a borderline strike away from him and he had a rocket to the alley there have been a couple of occasions similar to this in this tournament where opposing managers have had first base open just like this do you pitch to a rose Arena perdugo's a Big League hitter behind it but a rose arena is so good [Music] and both times he got a big hit there's a swing and a miss and the thing about a mom he is a veteran he's not pitched an awful lot in the big legs just a total of 43 Innings but it's pitched a long time and he's going to try to change speeds and and hit his spot and off-speed breaking ball back and forth just mix it up on a rose Arena nice job by Naylor to get out and smother it really good job he's quick behind the plate get out in front of the to keep the ball from getting away watch how quickly he moves to his rod and I love the fact that he is in that traditional catcher's stance see how much easier it is for him to get over there and get that bone as opposed to that one knee stance we see most of the time good job Bo I'm happy to report that Buck Martinez has not been down to one knee at all during this tournament 2-2 breaking ball fouled at the plates I can't get down on one knee I can't get down on two knees but Naylor is you know he's a good looking catching Prospect one of the best catching prospects in all of baseball he's a member of the athletic catchers Guild it's a a group of catchers around baseball that can run are athletic have power I never got inducted into that club no I couldn't run Harry Great Britain's Harry Ford is a future member of that club in the big leagues JT riyamuto who is in this pool he might be the uh he's the president yeah he's the president yes well questioned all right 3-2 let's see if he gets some to hit [Applause] foreign did he go no swing now you got the Lefty and you're probably going to get Albers out of the pen let's take a look at the pitch sequence in that big Advance Philippe Vermont finds the outside corner with that cutter missed with the second cutter down and Away got him to chase the slower breaking ball at 81 miles an hour the curveball is bounced in the dirt and he fouls off another slow breaking ball takes that one inside looks like I could change him and then checked his swing I'll tell you what that's a very close pitch watch this check swing indeed he did good call by the Umpire at first base I'll tell you what only one of those pitches was in the strike zone that is a great job by a veteran of pitching around a dangerous hitter yeah and he knew that they had hours ready so he did a great job just hoping to get a rosarina to chase all right 3-1 Mexico pitching change for Canada well here is Andrew Albers we expected to see him and he arrives with Runners first and second and two outs top of the fourth Alex Verdugo has lined out bounced out Albers with a fastball for a strike arthroscopic surgery on his elbow did not pitch in 2022 Mexico looking for some production out of verdugo's been in the two spot behind the rosarina the whole time here in Phoenix average is Now 37 years old this is his seventh appearance in the World Baseball Classic he pitched in 2013 and 2017. drafted in the 10th round out of the University of Kentucky he is from North Battleford Saskatchewan Northwest of Saskatoon he was away from Major League Baseball from 2017 until 2021 [Music] [Applause] they have the ball in wants to make sure that he's thinking the right way he's in the driver's seat owing to Thomas at second rosarina at first two apps Camp shot little Looper left field Robson lost it and then found it and makes the catch that was high anxiety in left field for Canada Robson made a great catch to take a hit from Joey Meneses and watch how he loses it in the bank of lights but hangs it there it makes a terrific catch to save another run thank you final day the party feels like it's just about to start for Mexico this is a game seven the winner goes to Miami Mexico an early lead Canada without Freddie Freeman trying to find some offense in this lineup Bo Naylor Owen Casey Denzel Clark as we arrive at the Young prospects section of Canada's lineup Naylor drives that left center field hits it well that Ball's gone foreign [Music] [Applause] was stunned we're telling you that Beau Naylor is running a tap catching prospects in all of baseball and he's got some power and opposite fee of the whole run the Deep left Center to get them going here in the fourth he has had quite a coming-out party here in the WBC look at the power look at this swing a breaking bar out over the plate and he stays on it that's big time pop when you go the other way deep Line Drive left the rosarina oh almost didn't get there one run game now Naylor's first Homer of the classic go back and look at the swing great extension on a pitch that was away from him and her Kitty the pitcher it can't imagine this ball is going to go but the ball is into the seats deep about eight grows back and her kid he says who was that guy I gotta write his name down [Music] Canada has had traffic in every inning left the bags loaded in the first had a single in a stolen base didn't score in the second leadoff hit in the third and didn't score but Naylor gives him their second run Mexico has stranded five and they're just one for six with runners in scoring position they better not let Canon to hang around and remember what happened in Mexico's last game after Taiwan Walker the starter was out of the game right Britain came back and tied it up more game after he was out of the game Denzel Clark strikes out pardon me there buck and uh Jacob Robson who had a really nice catch at the wall arise with two outs and nobody on [Applause] all right Robson spent last year AAA with Toledo Robson reminds me an awful lot of Adam Stern who is such an important part of Team Canada in 2006. they've got some big hits and made a terrific game-saving catch off the bat of Chase Utley right here at Chase Park same type of player Vargas getting ready pitch count this is number 59 and it's fouled back to the screen with 65 the limit this is probably it I if he brought him back out and I doubt he would do that just for one with their Kitty and for the Astros sake as well [Applause] you would think if he uh can get this out before he gets to 65. that he'll have four innings in the books and he'll be done for the day oh that had strike written all over it uh or Katie thought so he had taken about three big steps toward the dugout this big slow curveball and looks like it caught the bottom of the zone from the side it looks like it's low that's one of the toughest calls for an Umpire that big breaking ball which catches the zone at the front of the plate in fact that's one thing that the automated Strike Zone has done when they've employed it in the minor leagues they've moved the strike zone from the front of the plate where it traditionally has been to the midpoint of the plate [Music] swinging a miss or Kitty gives up a solo shot keeps the lead dances off the mound on our way back to the hotel a couple nights ago these gentlemen stopped the buck for some photos and some handshakes Buck Martinez a legend in Canada and they said hey by the way we're the hockey helmet guys as monesses takes high and there's a story behind those helmets Buck yeah when they hand that Big Brawl on the field between Canada and Mexico these guys are at that game and after that game they went out and bought those hockey helmets and they came back the next day and wore them concerned that there might be another breakout brawl but you can see they've got the team Canada logo under hockey helmets these are the same guys the other night that wore all of Larry Walker's Major League jerseys and you can see they've been a fan of the been fans of the WBC throughout its history but they're from all over Canada we have met guys they have been from Winnipeg their model either from Quebec DC they all get together and Unite Here and here is the brawl in the WBC back in 2013. that's a warning well that warning didn't do anything as a Mexican pitcher ignited this brawl and it's not your typical baseball fight there's some real punches being thrown there and because of that these guys said you know what we come back tomorrow we need hockey helmets [Laughter] they're game used now as well so they're authenticated very popular as uh telez comes in There's A A Restaurant Row here in downtown Phoenix next to the ballpark as you walk back to the the main hotels in downtown and they've been absolutely packed the last four or five days with fans from every team so there's always a section of blue jay fans and Team Canada fans and buck stops but last night everybody wanted to stop and talk to JP morosi absolutely because there are a lot of fans are fans of this event telez takes in and JP of course is such a great ambassador of this event and an award-winning baseball journalist anyway so all of the pictures we took last night were JP morosi with World Baseball Classic fans from all different countries I kept wanting to say don't you know who I'm walking with this is Rich Waltz and Buck Martinez you want their photo not mine I'm just a reporter but I'll tell you what guys it's a special community and why I love this event so much is exactly what we have seen the last several days it truly unites the baseball world and there's such great appreciation for being together and you just feel that you feel that gratitude and the joy and I tell you what the stories that we have the privilege to tell of the journeys of each player whether it's Great Britain or Mexico or Canada it's just an extraordinary privilege yeah it is and this this is a great spot for this event because you have obviously with Mexico as Albers stops his wind up there obviously with Mexico they're in close proximity they really support it hey fans from Canada want to get out of the cold just like fans from the Northeast fans from the Northwest come down to Phoenix [Music] and as a swing and a miss wow man you know talk about stories about Journeys and Andrew umbers who's in this ball game he has had a terrific Journey slow breaking ball gets to lay his way out on that front foot and he's got no chance Alberts is Now 37 years old drafted out of the University of Kentucky from North Battleford Saskatchewan and I tell you he has been all over the world literally throwing baseballs and he loves to do it and he certainly loves to represent Canada Albers pitching for a third time in a WBC for Team Canada and this is the guy they were hopeful of getting into the middle of the game that could give him three maybe four innings he began his career with the Minnesota Twins and he had a historic start to his career he did not allow a run for 17 in the third innings in his first two starts one of two pitchers to start his major league career with consecutive eight plus shutout Innings the other Tom fevis of the Orioles on that great 66 Baltimore team did you face Tom Phoebus at some point yes really yes he had a curveball and he'd get up on his tippy toes and throw that 12-6 curveball do they call it the Phoebus like the ephus no it was a hard curveball okay it was like a Jim Palmer curve bone ah he was part of that 66 team that featured Jim Palmer Wally bunker and Tom Phoebus and of course they had the Great World Series against the Dodgers to one pitch one pitch to see is there and makes the catch Andrew Albers has picked up where Philippe Oman left off top of the order coming up Julian Abraham Toro Tyler O'Neill Canada Mexico biggest game of pool C this is a playoff game a game seven and Adrian Martinez enters Mexico and Canada winner gets a ticket to Miami and entry into the quarterfinals [Applause] Martinez signed originally as an amateur free agent free agent with the Padres back in 2015 and he was traded to Oakland last April in a deal that sent Sean Manaya the big left-hander to San Diego I like this we got hockey helmets on one side the luchadores masks on the other side it's great music in here Julianne has doubled and struck out and there is a strike well I tell you Canada is right where they want to be they've got the starter out of the game and they're within Striking Distance trailing just by a run top of the order and they're in the fifth inning where Kitty went four gave up the two runs including the home run to Bo Naylor last inning Julian scored after his double Canada had a chance to get more in the first let her Kitty how to strike out a nailer and a ground out from Casey kind of uncharacteristic swings from Julian I mean he's a young player but from what we've seen great plate discipline he chased a pitch out of the Zone when he struck out in the second that was a high change happen it was probably not exactly where Kitty wanted it but it was effective Jillian doubled down the right field line his first time up and that's what they're hopeful here get something going Canada down by a run [Applause] two balls two strikes or Katie martial art Taiwan Walker giving team Mexico a terrific start to this game two and two and Julian fouls it back eduard julienne his numbers are Joey Votto like just two years and we've talked about him anytime you're a minor Leaguer and you go from single a to double a one year after the next and you thrive in double A and it's just your second year in the minors you're doing something you're going places I think Julian thought he was struck out and it looked like that pitch was a strike Julian Barnes and Martinez all thought it was a strike what's the reaction of the hitter he takes it inside thinks it's over the corner and starts to walk back toward the Dugout Barnes is ready to throw the ball around the infield Martinez the pitcher is celebrating everybody but Carlos Torres thought it was strike three High Fly ball are rosarina so here's the bracket to get you up to speed remember the quarterfinals over in Asia are taking place and in fact Cuba defeated Australia and they are into the semifinals the winner here will head to Miami and play in a one-and-done quarterfinal to get into the semifinals and that ticket to Miami will go to either Canada or Mexico whoever wins this game grab every game after the first round becomes a elimination game it's terrific atmosphere obviously from this point forward and this is one with the slightest exception and that is Mexico loses they are done Canada loses they still have a slight hope but a lot of things have to go right for them including Colombia has to upset the United States tonight then they got to get in the pool not pool C but the tiebreaker pool which with Canada's history with tie Breakers it's never gone well that's the fun pool you don't want to get into the tiebreaker pool Toro with a 2-1 and swinging a miss one thing team Mexico has done very effectively is they've thrown a lot of breaking balls down and into these left-handed Canadian hitters they have really scattered them very effectively recognizing that they're pretty good out over the plate but Arcadia did it effectively and now Martinez has found a suit hit hard but caught Paredes or Katie the starter four Innings pitch and he had that good curveball working he had five strikeouts over the four Innings and again there's another pitch down and into a lefty hitter he elevates to get Denzel Clark but that pattern has been consistent throughout this ball game they're going to throw those lefties down and in so breaking balls you can see the strikeouts five of them and you got three of them on that slow curveball now O'Neil who's had a really good classic here in Phoenix [Applause] actually eight for twelve is is better than really good now that I think of it yeah he's he's been exactly what they hoped he would be and he's looking to Rebound in the big leagues as well he had kind of a rough season last year 2021 was a terrific season for him please time go Glover yeah he and he's always been known as just a great outfielder and that 2021 was 34 homers a 560 Slug and 352 on base and the goal Club he played Just 96 games last year hamstring and shoulder issues so you got to be confident he feels real good about his physical status right now because he's committed to Team Canada so you love that and that will play well for the Cardinals as well it's off the plate Barnes tried to snap it back there have been some calls missed that have gone against Mexico and so anytime you have something like this that's close you get that reaction from Benji Gill do the same fastball with a lot of movement it appears to be off the plate and jigil wants to know where is that where was that pitch [Applause] Adrian Martinez is a big league pitcher 12 starts in the big leagues last year 3-2 bounces it up there and O'Neill is on base again I think later on tonight if we have a moment we may draw up our all-pool CT yeah that's a good idea and I think that guy is going to be on it yeah he will he's been on base a ton throughout these four games well out in front but he's had such a great run Joey Meneses Joey Meneses for sure gotta be on that I'll tell you what Chavez young Great Britain Harry Ford Harry Ford he might be the catcher he might two home runs in this series he's gonna be the catcher in Seattle for a long time so at least it feels that way I think I got Cal Raleigh there right now and he had some big hits for the Mariners last year but Harry Ford's only 20. and he's already at night [Applause] Jared young again no Freddie Freeman out with a hamstring issue [Applause] young gets tied up there he is two for 12. three walks one of his two hits a solo Homer one run game Mexico on top bottom five [Applause] slicing liner a Rosarita on the Run [Applause] Adrian Martinez in relief of Jose orchidi Mexico protecting a 3-2 lead Midway through this enormous game in the World Baseball Classic 3-2 Mexico sixth inning tension starting to rise in both dugouts so much on the line fastball is up to Luis Arias winner goes to Miami tonight [Music] and gets ready for the weekend and the quarterfinal round and went foul back out of play one team has advanced into the semifinals Cuba Cuba was Owen two to start pool play and believe me when I tell you Cuba going to Miami is a seismic thing not just in the World Baseball Classic but in South Florida yeah getting team Cuba there culturally yep and then you're going to believe you know Venezuela they're in the driver's seat there they're already going there are enclaves all across South Florida of many Latin countries [Applause] western Florida has that great Venezuelan population but the Cuban population man I mean the ballpark is a Little Havana Park yeah so that's going to be wild yeah a great atmosphere and it is a great atmosphere but when you get these Latin American teams involved terrific Dominican Republic here Venezuela Puerto Rico great history of baseball and very enthusiastic fans all right runner at first and JP morosi is headed in that direction that should be some scene it's remarkable rich and of course the first time ever that the Cuban national team will play in South Florida in the World Baseball Classic that has never happened before when you consider the context there the moment is there for probably a five-part documentary when you really think about it oh yeah and there's plenty of Cuban ball players who live in South Florida but they've all fled Cuba so there's that too [Music] right now Alan Trejo in Mexico with Arius at first trying to bunt we've seen teams try to bunt here because these games sometimes lend itself to hey scratch how to run I don't know that we've seen anyone do it successfully I don't think we've had a sacrifice burning this pool C I mean Paris chick out of the third base coach if they runner at first Maria's Trejo has struck out both times he's been to the plate today interesting running with two strengths gotta get killed knows how important runs are now you have to make contact you got to get it down and Maybe not maybe this visit here is all about if you feel comfortable do it if not Swing Away Tony Perez Chica the third base coach it's a really good staff for Mexico Vinnie Castilla Bobby magayanus Gil Velasquez that's down low Full Count three and two nap together through a strike here almost knows that he's already won one here the leadoff man in the sixth you start to run him Mexico has hit into two double plays here not running and a swing and a miss and so Albers gets the strikeout Arias never budge there's one out and we check in with J.P morosi it's extraordinary rich in Buck to celebrate the diversity of our great game and how many different countries are represented at the major league level and of course the WBC is part of this larger International conversation we see one player from Brazil bochet in the future could represent Brazil at a World Baseball Classic and by the way my favorite Tony Paris chica note he was the player the final time that Derek Jeter was sent down to the minor leagues by the Yankees they called up Tony Paris cheek I once asked Buck Showalter what was it like to send down mariana rivera and Derek Jeter on the same day and buck smiled and said John the real story would have been if we had never called them back up [Laughter] yeah sometimes it's not a straight line path to success in the majors you have to make some adjustments [Music] Alec Thomas has walked and struck out you know Andrew Albers he has pitched some huge games for Team Canada in the past he wanted to go metal game in 2011 in the Pan Am games Canada's first gold in global baseball tournament history so he has been a veteran of this team Canada for a long time he can is trying to do something they've never done in the World Baseball Classic this is their fifth they've never advanced I went foul back to the screen I mean Canada comes into this game at two and one that makes their all-time World Baseball Classic record five and nine they've come close I mean bitterly close I mean tiebreaker close [Music] [Applause] [Music] breaking ball Fly ball center field not real deep and it's going to fall base hit Rudder going to going to third throw from Clark not in time and safe there what a good read by Maria's the base runner and not a great defensive sequence at all for Canada not with one out for sure Maria's gets a good read recognizes that Clark's not going to make a play right there he takes off around second now Denzel Clark makes a little advised throw to Third Base because it allows to Mexico to get out of another race situation as Julian throws it back to second base or excuse me Toro throws it back to Julian but it wasn't a wise decision by a young center fielder you didn't have a shot at throwing out the basement or going to Third and you allowed the battle Runner to end up at second which takes Mexico out of a double play situation here it is again and the runner urius does a good job of recognizing that Clark can't make the play and he throws a wide throw at third concede Third Base keep the double play in order in a one-run game that is first and foremost number one priority you got a chance to keep the double play in order don't make a very low percentage throw and the Runner behind Alex Thomas does a good job of moving into second on the throw Mexico set up second and third [Applause] Kade Smith second and third one out up the middle Canada is back in the infield so a ground ball up the middle should score a run Toro almost even at third Austin Barnes and it's one and one yeah in this situation if you bring the infield in and they get a base hit it's going to cost two runs so they will trade a run for an out on a ground ball on the infield one one pitch 94 mile an hour fastball [Applause] Smith is the third reliever out of Canada's bullpen farns has done damage in the nine spot is three for nine with a double walked and scored in the second turns on that and it's foul Kade Smith pitched against USA faced three batters gave up a single Tim Anderson had been in strikeout struck out Peter Lonzo pinch hitter two balls two strikes Mexico's had chances to add on a double play erased a couple base runners back in the first another double play in the third and then they left two on in the fourth [Music] [Applause] there's one for six with runners in scoring position and you can hear their fans trying to jump start this offense [Applause] that's low and they're loaded and it's a rose Arena who's coming up [Music] [Applause] he's been a doubles machine along with a home run and he loves that right center field spot yeah he has hit balls all over the ballpark opposite field down the left field line balls out of the ballpark he has been terrific in his career with the basis loader infield back 360. with The Bases Loaded in his career Marius Thomas and Barnes breaking ball ground ball that's foul all right one thing that has helped out Canada their ability to turn double plays it turned Prime double plays in their last two games they need one right now [Music] [Applause] big moment in the biggest of games in this pool a Rosarita it's deep it's curving it fouled [Applause] strike two you're right it's strike two [Applause] got everybody on their feet though I mean it was a matter of a few feet hooked around the wrong side of that powerful only question Fair foul ground ball that's fair dime a scores Thomas scores he will score Mexico [Applause] six to two [Applause] [Music] what a player we have seen him perform at this level in the World Series and he has had a tremendous WBC [Applause] four RBIs [Applause] four of the six runs Randy orozarena Perdue go up the middle Lopez the first to get the out and a rose arena is at third base we were just talking about Cuban players he fled Cuba in 2015 he fled to Mexico where he has lived he's now a Mexican citizen and they absolutely adore him after just missing a grand slam home run he comes right back with a basis clearing Devil he's been a double machine in this pool seat now 6-2 Mexico Miami is getting closer [Applause] last year his his name on just about every list in the offensive categories the American League man he's just now starting to get comfortable in the big leagues manesses has had an enormous series here series classic week whatever you want to call it he's done it [Applause] [Music] up the middle that's a base head [Applause] 7-2 crap Canada walked a couple of batters in this inning [Music] [Applause] Thomas gets the base hit a Little Blooper into Center and another walk and then set the table for a rose Arena and you get these RBI guys to the plate with Runners on more often than not they have been able to cash them in and menesus his big week continues two hits seven two Mexico this copyrighted telecast presented by the authority of the World Baseball Classic Incorporated may not be reproduced re-transmitted any form accounts and descriptions this game may not be disseminated without Express written consent alumni of the World Baseball Classic the great Adrian Gonzalez at the plate Joey Meneses is at first and Trevor brigdon in for Canada fourth reliever in [Applause] [Music] Mexico has put four on the board here in the sixth president pitched in the Day game yesterday and that five nothing shut up we faced three banners with a couple of strikeouts that was in the eighth inning foreign single has walked and struck out [Music] sitting on a 3-0 pitch Cade Smith watching from The Dugout [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Rosarita has driven in four of the seven runs runner on the moon moves Ball Four Meneses actually took a turn at second because Canada had a big shift on over towards the right side but he holds it second base [Music] let's see Abraham Torah was near second base in the shift for telez and once that Runner gets the second base he's got to hustle back over to Third [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] Mexico has broken it open they can crack It Wide Open here well and once again it just proves to everybody in the game that walks will kill you and that's what started this inning I think that was the reaction we saw from Andrew Oliver's on the bench after he was out of the game and he pounded his fist on a warrior I think he was upset the fact that he walked two and turned things over to Cade Smith in a tough situation JP we've been watching a rose Arena the reaction in the ballpark and in The Dugout what a what a day for him a day and the world is taking notice a rosarina now tied with the most RPI of any player in This World Baseball Classic and that double his fifth of the tournament broke a tie with Japan's kensuke condo he has the most doubles of anybody in the 2023 WBC and and we heard a moment ago the the the song volvera Volver in the in the pitching break you really get a sense for how much these Mexican fans are behind Randy orozareno and it's an interesting Dynamic Mexico feels like they're headed to Miami and a rose Arena who fled Cuba in 2015. now a Mexican citizen that'll be a homecoming some somewhat with all of the Cuban Americans down in South Florida swinging a Miss there every time he trots out to left field it's hero worship and a warm welcome Mexico wins they go to the quarterfinals Canada needs a comeback if they did Mexico would be eliminated but right now sitting at seven to two in the bottom of the sixth with a rested Bullpen and some quality arms still down there Otto Lopez for Canada their shortstop RBI single has bounced into a double play did he Canada if they lose they're not eliminated but it's it's a real difficult path for them to win a tie break first Columbia has to beat the USA tonight Columbia the underdog tonight certain that is Vanessa's there to make the catch if that were to happen then it would be a three-way tie for that last spot but Canada would be in that three-way tie and then you'd go into the tie break procedure right man that's a very complicated procedure which includes head-to-head Matt Simpson a formula with earned runs involved but Ernie Witt he has been the manager for Team Canada through all five of these World Baseball Classics and he's the only manager that has managed his respective team in every tournament Naylor hits it hard but out in Shallow right is ARRIS he gets the out two quick outs for Mexico tonight's United States and it's Colombia we start our coverage at seven o'clock local time 10 Eastern the final game of pool C [Music] and with a loss USA could be eliminated they would fall into that tie-breaking pool which is not the pool you want to go in Buck Martinez not at all and you just never know how those formulas are going to work for you or against you and you just determine your own Fate by win there's no question foreign [Applause] Casey swings and misses Casey's bounced out lying down go back to that first inning Jose or Kitty of course four years with the Astros great postseason resume Mexico had put two on the board [Music] Canada a bit on their heels [Music] but Canada Came Out Swinging they got the bases loaded right away Julian a double Toro is single O'Neill a walk but her Kitty was able to get out by giving up just the one run out of Lopez with an RBI single but then repeated struck out Bo Naylor I got on Casey to ground out and calm things down for a while Canada wouldn't score again until bow nailer hit a home run in the fourth inning off for Katie [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh Casey's had a nice run this week getting some big hits and that's a good playing time he's just 20 years old [Applause] 3-2 Rich we've talked about this and what it does for the younger players in this World Baseball Classic you know they come in and sometimes they might look over matched but then they can have a great moment and hit a home run like Casey did earlier and that's got to give him all sorts of confidence going into their regular season with their respective organizations that confidence boost for sure that's a really nice moment three two High Chopper coming to get it monesses very clean inning Adrian Martinez Mexico cruising right now 7-2 [Music] World Baseball Classic history between Canada and Mexico [Music] hey a Benji Gill siding back in 2006 this was a big inning from Mexico a Jorge Cantu sighting as he goes deep this was at Chase Field in Mexico a 9-1 winner there New Hampshire had a great run in 2006 he had a couple big hits against Team USA including a couple of RBIs against Roger Clemens Vinnie Castilla in there as well Ben onishko Seattle Mariner minor leaguer double a last year Maria skips out of the way Odetta got him it did clip him and so he's on his way to first base so nishko our nation is 26 years old from Winnipeg and that ball was behind him actually hit him on the back of his right heel right behind him so he's the one that got things going for Mexico last and he drew a bit of walk in the sixth inning off of Andrew elkers and that started that four run rally for Mexico Mexico is set up perfectly right now with a five run lead and a bullpen that has some options for Benji Gill Trejo a rough day today three strikeouts good breaking bar Taylor was way out in front onishko went to high school at Vox Hall in Calgary Alberta Stetson University in Deland Florida from Calgary to DeLand Florida Stetson University yeah you know the junior program is given these young players in Canada an awful lot of great opportunities to go to schools in the states whether it's student college or university division one division two just an opportunity to play is what they're looking for andronisco has turned that into a professional career said first Trejo rolls It Wide a third Benji Gill was talking about Trejo and his defense and the type of player he is and is hopeful that you know he played parts of the last two years with the Rockies he certainly Gill feels like as a big league shortstop himself that Trejo deserves to be an everyday Big League shortstop Toro knocks it down Trejo's going to get a hit [Applause] [Music] Canada has played pretty good defense throughout their four games in his pool hope kind of Dives over that baseball hits on the heel of his glove and that'll go for a base hit [Music] they had a mountain visit here from Naylor danisco called him out just to talk about signs with a runner in scoring position Buck did you on a mound visit back in the day cover your mouth with the glove so someone that with binoculars now we would take that we would take a mask off so I could talk to the coach but that's something that you see all the time everybody's got a video on everything and they read lips talk about Pitch selection if it gives you a lead on how you'd decipher their signs that's something else I mean you see pitching coaches do it all the time I think the first guy to do that at least Legend has it tell me if you've heard differently was Greg Maddox yeah he was very protective of everything because he had given up a home run to somebody and felt that maybe that person or somebody on the bench had read his lips I don't know but that's that's one version I've heard but now that's popular everywhere you in the NFL you put the play card up yeah nobody I mean there's so many cameras and so much video work this ball goes right past the catcher all the way back to the backstop Another Round Pitch and the runners will move up and with that the pigeon coach Denny Boucher comes out to help his young Lefty time is nurse and his hitter batter foreign every manager like Ernie Whitt in this classic has players that he would love to have but aren't available to play we talked about vato and his shoulder injury last year Josh Naylor's had that lingering ankle issue as Thomas takes outside the other name and you brought it up over the break Mike Soroka who's had just awful Health with his Achilles a couple of ruptures Thomas ready onishko bends one in for a strike yeah former number one pick the Atlanta Braves from Calgary and you're right it's just been a terrible run for Soroka he's just 25 years old it came up in 2018 had a 13 win season in 2019 he was an All-Star second Rookie of the Year voting and sixth in the Cy Young voting in 2019 and then ruptured his Achilles and then ruptured it for a second time this spring he's had a little bit of a hamstring problem just can't stay here Runner coming home Tapper first the throw the tag he's out young got rid of it quickly Naylor with a sweep tag it was bang bang and certainly will be looked at in a very close play and Jared young playing first base Freddie Freeman injured himself and he makes a nice throw and look at mailer there's the tag before he gets to home perfect execution could probably buy the first baseman and a good tag by the catcher [Applause] that's changed a lot since I played two there rich we would have put our knee in front of that guy sliding head first especially and you know what with the infield in catchers can block home plate you just don't see it very often but they they think about well I can't block the fight no you can block the plate especially with the infield drawn in and if it has to be something that you bought you can see he had good position but you know what if he slides another foot to his left there's no chance for the runner to get in what you can't do is set up and block the plate before you have a baseball well I I seem to remember and I and this is I worked in Seattle for a few years before I headed east and I remember the the video highlight of you sprawled in the dirt with a broken leg tagging two Runners out at the plate am I imagining that no right on now it's me I was hitting about 150 at the time so I had to do extra special things on defense at the corners here 7-2 Mexico Austin Barnes looking down two walks and a strikeout onishko to Barnes Runner goes and it's fouled back how how's the leg by the way why it's healed you know it's it's here that was 1985. good had plenty of time to heal but yeah that was uh unfortunate situation that was in the 85 season of course when the Blue Jays won the division for the first time and Ernie Witt was my catching partner he did most of the catching and I was kind of his backup kitchen one two that misses that was a special team managed by the great Bobby Cox and we had a bunch of great players and was the first of a few championships they would put together we chased the Tigers in 84 but couldn't catch them no they won like 150 games or it felt like Runner moving pitches out and that's a stolen base [Applause] for Alec Thomas now first base not occupied if Barnes walks here guess who gets the hit with the bases loaded again yeah that's where Ernie Whit's thinking right now let's see come up every inning Randy or rosaryn infield's in now 3-2 coming and that's high and guess who gets the hit with the bases loaded again [Applause] not cracking the sixth inning and Rosa arena with the bases loaded takes a high breaking ball from Cade Smith and pulls the curveball foul and then just misses a grand slam home run and then on the next pitch he stays on it and it keeps it fair a base is clearing double for Randy Rose Arena four RBIs to this point pitching change for Canada don't go anywhere a rosarina with the bags loaded and a 7-2 Mexico League you hear the chance MVP and Randy Rosarito cleared the bases with a double in the sixth he's driven in four Indigo Diaz bounces one and Naylor has to smother it in this series The rosarina the seven hits [Music] eight runs driven in sorry cam to Mexico had the record in 2006 it's time now that's in [Applause] iGo Diaz [Applause] Canada is essentially emptying their bull pennies the sixth reliever this is just the seventh inning Rosa Raina ready bags loaded he may not get a pitch to hit not because he's pitching around him but Diaz just can't find the plate would you do a Buck Showalter here you can almost walk him and and have it come out better than usual no I don't think you do that in this situation you allowed Diaz a chance to get him out he has has created himself a deep hole well he hit him that's an RBI [Applause] sounded like it may have clipped That Elbow guard a Rosarita on his way to first it's 8-2 now [Applause] where's Arena Sarah has the baseball [Applause] [Music] that's good coverage time I hit the elbow guard and he's looking at the Young catchers and 3-0 oh no it hit the home plate umpire as well Carlos Torres that was that noise it did glance off the elbow guard but Torres took the brunt of it Verdugo still loaded and still no strikes from Indigo Diaz [Applause] Verdugo would love a change of scenery get to Miami he's one for 16 here in Phoenix to Center Clark makes the catch tagging third and scoring is Thomas 9-2 Mexico [Applause] with a powerful lineup and we saw that on display against USA and they have broken out here late four in the six now two more here in the center thank you [Applause] [Music] got some big league hitters in their lineup and I have really kind of settled in here later on in this pool sea monesses has nine hits that leaves this pool Tyler O'Neill of Canada has eight menesus two hits here [Applause] and if he pops one out of here all of a sudden this game could end with three outs 10 run cushion [Applause] [Music] High Fly ball Casey of the corner makes the catch Mexico so impressive Relentless a rosarina [Music] 9-2 [Music] Mexico looks really good today if you're just joining us this is a game seven like situation winner goes to Miami into the quarterfinals loser if it's Mexico they're done if it's Canada they're just about done they have a slightest of margin to work their way through a tiebreaker only if Colombia upsets USA tonight yeah and they got going early two runs on two hits and the first thing and they really kind of took advantage of a hit batter a bark a walk got a couple of blue pits and scored two runs but since then they've been swinging them as well I added a run in the third inning on a rose Arena RBI devil So Randy rosarina and joy Vanessa's have been the power bats for Team Mexico it is J.P morosi has been preaching throughout rosarina and Mexico have a dynamite rotation Jose orquide of the Astros got the start here and her Kitty four Innings six hits two runs and Adrian Martinez has been really good too out of the pen he hasn't given up a hit just one base runner Denzel Clark at the plate and he swings and misses and Martinez is working quickly and efficiently and we go down once again to JP morosi JP thanks Rich certainly not to look too far ahead but team Mexico has designs on winning this entire tournament which means having their full complement of pitching ready to go for the quarterfinals should they Prevail today now that quarterfinal if Mexico wins would be on Friday therefore if they can find a way to keep Luis cesa rested today and not having to pitch too much that's certainly going to help them in the next round yep you're right Adrian Martinez tip of the cab for him Lefty coming in a 9-2 Mexico League Chase Fields check this out I mean this is Randy Rose Arena and this is during the pitching change I told you every time he runs out there the fans just adore him got selfies going on he's signing gloves he's signing Flags he's making sure that the warm-up tosses are still going because he doesn't want to get caught with somebody else's glove only in the WBC the beauty of the WBC players are relaxed fans or excited and he would eventually sign that Mexican flag for his fans Robson fouls it out of play Samuel zazwetta is the pitcher for Mexico pitched in Tijuana in the Summer League last year total of nine games just three starts only 19 and two thirds big breaking ball is found off by Robson Canada here in the seventh Julian on Deck [Music] [Applause] well I would be relaxed too if I was Randy orozarena I mean he's only driven in what five runs nine in the uh four games it only has five doubles yeah he's had a phenomenal first round here in the WBC and he has set a new record for RBI as far A Team Mexico player Jorge Cantu had eight in 2006 now rosarina has nine and gotta be the MVP of this pool that is strike three called outside corner zazuetta with a strikeout of Robson [Applause] now as you see this pitch if you get to Miami you have to win three games if you are coming from pool C and it's synchronization it is no opportunities to you we enter pool it's not a pool play It's one and done so we talked about team Mexico and the advantage they have was the four major league starters they have on their roster Julio Urias started here game one and he is pencil to start should they get to Miami with this new format if you're coming from Asia though you've already won a quarterfinal you just need to win twice and Cuba is one of those teams the other will be decided later tonight [Music] quarter finals are in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome [Applause] Julian might make the all pool seed team not especially the fact that he has been kind of an igniter for in Canada young second baseman has had some good swings whoa that is a high deep Fly ball and Verdugo going back he's on the team Buck Julian with a solo Homer right on cue just to adding to his candidacy for cool seat all team and boy he is good-looking you on your second extra base hit of the ball game he had a lead on double in the first it came around the score and now he goes deep and that was a long long home run off a lefty pitcher seven for fourteen two homers two doubles four walks in four games breaking bar with two strikes and he just sat back and really exploded and you can see it's into the seats be on the fence in rank there's Toro now 9-3 Mexico bottom seven you think he's going to be in the big leagues this year yeah at some point he will these Rings about so well Minnesota they've made some adjustments to their team and yeah he's he's got a chance he's worked hard at his defense you know that's always been kind of the area where he really needs to improve most dramatically and he has worked hard even since joining Team Canada to improve that seems to be a fit at second base which profiles nicely because the guy that he admired most coming up as a hitter and a player was Chase Utley he has a a much prettier swing than Utley who is violent and short but similar approaches to the game yeah and you know what he as you just saw I had those lefties he uses the whole field and he's got a good eye to play and you know he came out of Quebec went to Auburn played two years at Alabama and after a good season on the cape in the cape codley he chose to sign and start his pro career strike to Toro as far as twins prospects he's number four on that list and Rising Bruce Lewis one of their two shortstops on that list he has been battling some injuries zazuetta now Full Count 17 000 the crowd here and you would expect maybe double that tonight with USA taking on Colombia in the final game of pool c yeah and obviously with all the superstars that Team USA has they've been quite an attraction since they have been here at Chase Field Team USA had the day off yesterday so they get back in Action tonight Pearl takes both four two out walk after the home run by Julian that'll bring Tyler O'Neill up and O'Neill like you mentioned earlier has had quite a tournament as well [Music] Benji Gill little hop over the line that's going to be it for aswena her three batter rule in place so he is done after all it's like Cesar Vargas is coming in we'll take a timeout 9-3 Mexico on top of Canada and it's getting late he's still going you know buck one of the new rules they're going to try out in Major League Baseball to help the outfielders is letting them expand the size of the glove [Music] and a Rosa raid is going to try it out yeah see if I can use this out in the theater that can become a gold Glover now that is a big look it is I don't even know if you could carry that on an airplane I don't think it fits in the overhead bin we've seen a couple of those during this week it's pretty cool you and I went to the Mizuno store in Tokyo when we were over there last time Tyler O'Neill Vargas the righty we did that was fascinating you and I were in in Tokyo in 13 and 17. there's Cesar Vargas he was over in Japan as well back in last year we saw him in that win over USA that's one of the things too Mexico looks like they're going to advance they got a six run lead here it's not done yet but they're in a great spot if they head to Miami they head to Miami with a great rotation they head to Miami with a huge win over USA in their back pocket they've got a deep lineup they've got a rose arena in the lead off spot and they've got six outs to get before they get on that plane 9-3 Mexico [Music] and Rich it's going to be very interesting should they Prevail today to see Team Mexico play in South Florida during a classic for the very first time yeah it's look I Benji Gill was kind of talking about that before the game but he really didn't want to talk about that he didn't really want to say yeah we're gonna when we get there yeah you don't want to talk about when we get there until it's a done deal but you could tell that sparkle in his eye and that look last night he said was high anxiety that he said was such pressure he had great praise for Great Britain I mean he talked to at length about that team and that game last night telez right field on Roadie leaves the yard [Applause] [Music] thank you [Applause] [Music] Perez started his scoring way back in the first inning with a two-run single last night against Great Britain he hit the ball hard four times and apparently he gets to where the home runs on bird I love that this is a team that is a lot of fun and teles is one of the reasons why I mean they he and Verdugo Arcata that the stirs that get it going Paredes a high pop and there's an out such a smooth easy swing well he's a big manner at 35 home runs last year and he got good extension that was a ball down probably a changeup and he is so strong he muscles around the ballpark he had four gooded bats in last night's game he's had an RBI run producing a 2N producing single and now it's solo home run and I'll tell you what that Sombrero is headed to Miami as well maybe not with the big glove but the sombrero definitely makes the trip you know we see so many colorful things during the course of the World Baseball Classic like the Home Run sombrero we have seen the crown in the robe for Great Britain the cup of tea celebration how about in Tokyo The Mensch on the bench for team Israel that was a tremendous mascot that they traveled with during the 2017. World Baseball Crossing Valenzuela pinch hitting for Urias Roberto Valenzuela you get an A B here and you know what else is going to travel with Mexico a great rotation and remember they only need to win three games they got to win a quarterfinal game obviously the semi and then the final and this rotation that they have that means Buck they get to pick from from this quartet Sandoval Walker and or Kitty her Kitty might be the swing guy that ends up in the bullpen yeah before yeah it's a role that he's held with the Astros in the World Series and in the postseason see the unique situation they are in and Maria's started game one with the fact that he might be able to start the game in Miami he'll have ample rasties at a good pitch count he's very well in game one here and he was perfect through four Innings though wobbled in the fifth of course Walker was outstanding in his start we saw him last night JP said that may be one of the best starts ever in a World Baseball Classic Game for a starting pitcher four Innings eight strikeouts then there walks he was in the zone the entire outing he looks primed and ready got a nice four-year contract with the Phillies after a terrific season pitching for the Mets [Music] that is strike three call Sandoval had the three shutout Innings to open up that big win over USA Mexico won the game 11-5 and it didn't it didn't feel that close [Music] so not only does he have Peggy Gill at his disposal all of these guys but they've all pitched well here and that speaks volumes for how they might use them they might piggyback like Team USA did in their game they started plants Flynn and then they came behind him with Miles mikros there's Patrick Sandoval Lefty Alec Thomas up with a runner at first and two outs I've been told Jorge Cantu who's a just a terrific guy and is active on social media sent out an a rosarina tweet JP is that accurate yes appreciation from kantu one of the legends of Mexican baseball I'm translating here he said quote that Randy is a machine even with a hit by pitch he produces a run then he said Siege sige Mexico meaning keep it going keep it going let's go Mexico so you can really feel as we're at the Ballpark at Chase Field and to the larger Mexican baseball Community they are truly rallying around this selection National do you think a rosarina JP's gonna wear the boots during BP at Miami the boots travel Rich we have seen the boots travel it would not surprise me if he brings out a fully new set of boots but recall it was after the disappointing loss to Colombia that the boots came back into play so I think team Mexico is benefiting from Randy's boots and his Bat and his Charisma in this WP see so we got the big gloves going the sombreros going and Randy's boots are going yeah there's so much energy and like you said you both you and JP have talked about it the atmosphere in Miami is going to be through the roof literally in stores in that stadium and you get these kind of stars in one situation and in the urgency of that tournament down there where you have to win or else you're out I think that will magnify the intensity Mexico jumped on Canada early and they're up big here 10-3 overall seven and eleven knocked the us out back in 2006 but eliminated 0-9 13 and 17. second round in 0-9 quarterfinals the format now it's one and done so once they get to Miami they got to win three games of course they got to get there they need six more outs here Gerardo Reyes takes over Jared young Otto Lopez Bo Naylor scheduled for Canada yeah today Mexico is really utilizing their Bullpen very effectively the pinch hitter Venezuela takes over defensively at second base he hit for urius but magic girl has an opportunity now to kind of get his Bullpen some work and get them lined up for Miami as it looks like they're going to be able to hold on in advance [Music] five runs is the biggest deficit ever overcome for a win in World Baseball Classic history that seems low to me yeah it does especially with some of the teams that are not real baseball strength teams you'd think there would be some bigger comebacks but five does seem low foreign [Applause] Young it's being reported by the Los Angeles Times that Freddie Freeman's hamstring injury is mild and that his opening day status is not a concern at all so that's good news yeah and that's why they were so cautious and and pretty himself understood the significance of any kind of problem here he pops out jogs up the first Baseline and we didn't really see anything that would indicate he had injured himself but when he takes over defensively you can see him feeling the back of his right hamstring and you know what that's funny then certainly his responsibilities to the LA Dodgers and of course Team Canada supports that so he came out of the game and has left his team but before he left he made a speech this morning to his teammates saying hey man I'm really proud of what you have done and I expect you to continue and I'll be watching you Jack Harris terrific writer for the Times said Freeman is planning to take swings in the cage tomorrow and back to spring training action over the weekend [Music] better find WBC experience for Otto Lopez for sure he has done a good job in the field making every play at an RBI single his first hit bat met a big game yesterday in game one he had a triple scored a run had a three-run home run that allowed Ernie Witt to sit Matt Brash down and keep him from pitching in that game Gerardo Lopez has elevated his profile in this WBC for sure raised to the plate high pop [Applause] Vanessa makes the catch we check in with JP morosi well looking ahead Rich if Mexico wins tonight they will face the winner of the Dominican Republic Puerto Rico matchup that begins shortly in Miami interestingly it was last time around 2017 Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 9-4 but Mexico and the Dominican Republic those teams that have played so often in the Caribbean series have never met in the World Baseball Classic should the Dominican Prevail tonight that will change on Friday evening wow that's a little Intrigue and mystery Bo Naylor takes a pitch in Naylor's home run in the fourth 414 feet opposite fields [Music] good cut there Booth didn't get into many games with the Guardians before he left the team in spring training just one for six with a double [Music] he's had some good at bats in this pool C play at home early at opposite field home run shows a lot of power came up Jose as well counts one and two [Applause] another ticket to Miami will be punched later tonight USA Columbia [Applause] Naylor fouls that one back [Music] and Marlins Park is going to be just a crazy fun place to be with the with Cuba there that I mean that's a huge thing Mexico there Naylor takes a called third Mexico 10 Canada three this one got away from Canada Mexico has been so terrific on the mound starters middle relief and then rutzky comes in for Canada here in the top of the ninth Mexico about to go three and one about to punch their ticket to Miami although I don't know that they would punch a ticket I think the ticket would just appear on their cell phones right of course try to fly down to Miami should be an exciting trip it's gonna be a fun flight Randy's ready to go he's done his work yeah but he's not going to get the a b we went ahead and we promoted it and teased it he's due up next gonna be a pinch hitter on Deck I'm sure he's okay with that Austin Barnes Julian makes the play gets the out let's check in with JP we've spoken a lot about the great baseball history in Canada the largest city there Toronto of course home to Rogers Center as Buck knows that great renovation that's been happening there will get unveiled this season the fourth largest country by area so many wonderful ball players from Canada two Hall of Famers Ferguson Jenkins and Larry Walker himself but how about that beautiful Lake Louise in Alberta home to all those gorgeous Lakes Buck it is an extraordinary baseball country and one that I know you're excited to visit again here this this season yes sir JP and when you think about the history it goes back a long time Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run at Center Island just off Toronto handling point back in 1914. he had a home run he also pitched the shutout he was the first version of shoheioktani Jackie Robinson had a Canadian connection Montreal Royals London Ontario home of the lamott Memorial Park the world oldest Park still in operation the first game at Labatt Memorial was played in 1877. Canada had a rich tradition of course 1992 the Blue Jays won the first World Series by a foreign country and they would have been went back-to-back World Series [Music] AAA teams are crossed Canada from coast to coast Montreal Royals the Ottawa Giants the Ottawa A's the auto with Lynx Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary cannons Edmond trap Edmonton Trappers Vancouver mounties and the Vancouver canadiers Cardona pinch hit appearance and a rose arena-like hard Smash in the left for a hit [Music] Sharon Duran is going to get this at bat [Music] [Music] Cardona gets the base here Jose Cardona hasn't had a chance to play an awful lot and now Duran each year hasn't played enough for that at a start in the game earlier for Mexico he'll get an A B here against the Lefty [Music] Evan rutzky this is up with a fastball always nice to contribute he's looking right at a rosarina did it just like you maybe it's just a spot in the lineup that's hot nah USA and Colombia USA going to be the favorites as they should be Colombia remember beat Mexico it'd be interesting to see Mark derosa's lineup as you know they didn't really get things going until they had that big offensive night against Team Canada and he made some lineup changes mixed it up a little bit Mookie Betts continues to hit in the lead-off spot Trout's been hitting second Tim Anderson has certainly captured the attention of his manager Mark DeRozan he has been a little spark to them offensively do you think the lineup adjustment that DeRosa made the other night is going to hold you think Mullins is in Center you think Anderson's at second all right so that he and he and Turner can play I think I think Mike Trout is back in center field I think they just used that tonight to get him off his feet a little bit it'll be interesting to see what they do with the infield with Tim Anderson and Trey Turner and they've got well they are all stars they can't go wrong whoever they put in there they did DH trout in that game right he was in the lineup sure you would think that they're probably gonna shake up her lineup a little bit it'll be later on as Mike Trout him she wears Shadow will represent their team so Shema hasn't gotten anything going yet we start that coverage at seven o'clock last game out of the pool [Music] Ruskin Duran might be two brings Lopez to the bag but a high throw Canada gets just the one out wow the ball kind of took Lopez away from second base then he had to stretch back to step on the bag and when he did that it threw him off balance and he made a high through the first Durant can run Lopez knew that so he knew he had to hurry but watch how the ball bounces to his left and he has to stretch back to his right to step on the bag and that disrupted his timing a bit and he air mails it over the first Jonathan Aranda saw him at second base last night [Applause] he's hitting for menesus last night's hitting hero Alexis Wilson is on Deck [Music] a couple of hops young captures steps on the bag three outs away Mexico [Music] that ticket to Miami awaits even if Canada's run at this tournament ends today the future is bright indeed Denzel Clark middle of your screen there the number 13 Prospect in the A's organization said to me the other day how much this group of young players gleaned in confidence by when at the under 18 World Cup they found a way to defeat Japan in this super round that was Japan's top team of under 18 players that says a lot Rich about this team's potential to compete for championships in the future absolutely Jake Sanchez can't wait to get going three outs to get packed the bags pack the sombrero make sure you pack all the bats maybe the big glove and Away you go to Miami [Music] oh and Casey Denzel Clark and then Jacob Robson scheduled here a lot of defensive Replacements and Sanchez takes over on the mound Jose oquiri Adrian Martinez that was the start of things they gobbled up the first six innings and Mexico built a huge lead Cardona and left Duran and right Aranda stays in for Meneses at first and that's foul back and we're they will clear the stadium rally caps not not sure you're going to overcome this 10-3 deficit but love the fight love the spirit [Applause] towards the line that's Cardona [Applause] well it always seems to find you the ball does when you're first in defensively yeah I came in as a pinch hitter and in his effort to get to that baseball he just overran it and he looked up and said oops went too far in Long Run for Heath the left fielder and the shortstop you can see it's down left here line and found Brown he says where is it where is it oh there it is behind me not exactly what you had planned on lost sheep is Smiler lost it in the roof that's a Rhonda at first and both guys just in tested [Applause] there's another look at that point on the left-hand line as he got doing when she saw relocated and said oh yeah that's not exactly where I was supposed to be not only will make will Mexico Advance Mexico will advance as the number one seed and we talked an awful lot about at the start of this hey you know USA is great they've got all the awards the MVPs the All-Stars but Mexico could win this whole thing and Colombia is really good as well and Canada could challenge and that's kind of played out what we didn't get right was Great Britain and Great Britain they've got something at stake in the night game tonight absolutely they need USA to win to get fourth place and get a return invitation to the classic Miranda getting uh comfortable over there now one out away DeSean Brown's gonna get it at bat these fans have been so terrific here from Mexico [Applause] who have injected so much energy in this Ballpark and in this this downtown area [Applause] [Music] on their feet that's a swing Doug eddings down at first base [Music] [Applause] Brown the 21 year old out of Oakville Ontario sombrero travels well [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one strike away [Applause] it's just a terrific scene here in Phoenix Arizona [Applause] yeah as you mentioned a Mexican fans have been terrific they have been around they've supported the team they're having a great time and now they've been rewarded for their support for the trip to Miami one-two pitch strike three calls Mexico on their way [Applause] to Miami [Applause] [Music] Randy orozarena at this ball Club the number one seed out of pool C it's on to Miami to the quarterfinals [Music] they're at the starter pool C we've talked about the strength of Team Mexico and that was the depth of their starting pitching and now that is even going to be more important as the pitch count will go up their starters can go deeper into the game they have gotten good starts from Tyrone Walker or Katie was okay today pitched a solid four Innings Ernie wit on the other hand just a little bit shorthand then they lost Freddie Freeman their former MVP and lastly the Dodgers but the young players gained some valuable experience at where Julian had a tremendous tournament same for Otto Lopez he had some great moments but in the end Benji Gill and team Mexico will go to Miami for Mexico today win or you're out they win they're the one seed they are headed to Miami with a lot of momentum for Canada when and you're in they didn't win lose and you're not quite out but a lot of things have to happen as you look at the pool c standings Canada is now two and two here's what has to happen for Canada to survive they need Colombia to upset the United States tonight that's number one then they would fall into a three-team tiebreaker pool and the numbers don't look great for them right now but as Joaquin Andrew Hart you never know because you can't do the math until that last game is played Rodrigo Lopez the former big league pitcher and GM of team of Mexico certainly appears proud about what his team has done but you're right you just don't know about the pool but you never really know what Colombia is going to feature tonight Team USA they they need to win they need to continue this momentum fully Arias of the Dodgers he started game one in his pool and he is scheduled to start game one as they move to Miami which probably will be on Friday and congratulations to Benji Gill and Mexico that flight leaves tonight and it's gonna be a good one tonight United States against Colombia 10 Eastern Mexico jumped on Canada and never looked back and wins it ten three the one seed on to Miami they go for Buck Martinez for JP morosi our entire MLB Network World Baseball Classic crew I'm rich Waltz see you tonight for Columbia and USA