Overview
- Paul Skenes dazzled in his World Baseball Classic debut, striking out seven and allowing one hit over four scoreless innings under first-round pitch limits.
- A five-run third inning powered the 5-3 win, featuring Aaron Judge’s two-run shot and Roman Anthony’s three-run blast, with Anthony becoming the youngest player to homer for Team USA at the WBC.
- The United States improved to 3-0 in Pool B and secured a quarterfinal berth, with a matchup against Italy to determine the pool winner.
- Mexico fell to 2-1 as Jarren Duran homered twice and Joey Meneses added an RBI single before Griffin Jax and Garrett Whitlock closed out the final frames.
- In Pool A, Puerto Rico beat Cuba 4-1 to remain perfect and clinch advancement, setting quarterfinal positioning as pool play winds down.