The World Baseball Classic (WBC) kicks off its 2023 tournament this week at four locations across the globe. Twenty teams qualified for this year’s event which kicks off Tuesday, March 7th and culminates in Miami. Team USA won the tournament the last time it was played in 2017. This round was originally scheduled for 2021 but was postponed due to Covid safety concerns.
Our Oakland A’s are well represented with eight players from the organization playing on six international teams.
· Adrián Martínez, a 26-year-old right handed pitcher is playing for the Team Mexico.