Remember how we got a little Mets nostalgia on Wednesday thanks to some stellar play in the World Baseball Classic from Ruben Tejada? Well, it’s gone into overload for the Italy-Cuba matchup.
These two squads faced off in Taiwan as a part of Pool A action. This matchup is Italy’s first of the tournament, while Cuba is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Netherlands. There was plenty of Mets flavor right off the bat, as Mike Piazza is Team Italy’s manager.
It also looks like he brought back his patented mustache for the competition, too.