Come Monday night it’s plausible Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Kiké Hernandez and Kenley Jansen will at minimum take the field at Dodger Stadium, and potentially go head-to-head in a semifinal game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
What’s more, the Dodgers are guaranteed to be represented when the 2017 WBC final is played on Wednesday in their home ballpark. Netherlands (runner-up) advanced out of Pool E, along with Japan, to reach the championship round of the WBC at Dodger Stadium.
By edging the United States, 6-5, at Petco Park on Friday night, Puerto Rico punched their ticket to the semifinals as the winners of Pool F.