Pool play wrapped up Wednesday at the 2026 World Baseball Classic with three high-stakes games, setting the stage for an action-packed quarterfinal round.

Wednesday is the final day of the first round (i.e. pool play) of the 2026 World Baseball Classic and the last week has brought us plenty of unfettered baseball joy. There have been walk-off home runs,

Three spots in the quarterfinals are up for grabs.

The final day of the World Baseball Classic’s group stage has arrived with three exciting games on the schedule!

NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes will start for Team USA against Mexico during Pool B play on Monday. His AL counterpart Tarik Skubal started Team USA's 9-1 win over Great Britain on Saturday. Houston Astros / Getty Images For all pool play. All times ET.

These players who aren’t in the major leagues have been taking advantage of their opportunity to turn heads at the World Baseball Classic.

What a day of baseball. The final day of pool play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic began with plenty of intrigue and did not disappoint, with excitement abound. At the end of the day, we have Canada advancing past pool play for the first time in the WBC,

Two walk-off home runs took over the World Baseball Classic spotlight on Saturday. Ozzie Albies of the Netherlands and Darell Hernaiz of Puerto Rico both won their respective games with the final swings of the bat.

The Pittsburgh Pirates had some impressive showings on the international stage.

The Dothan Diamond Classic gives an opportunity for 20 area high school softball teams to showcase their talents and earn money and bragging rights for their respective programs.