{"id":2325944,"date":"2026-03-13T04:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T04:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2325944"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T04:53:01","slug":"royals-player-gets-team-usa-to-world-baseball-classic-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-player-gets-team-usa-to-world-baseball-classic-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals player gets Team USA to World Baseball Classic quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89099195007\" title=\"How Mexico vs. Italy holds future for USA in World Baseball Classic\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/11\/USAT\/89099539007-usa-3-usatsi-28451462.jpg?crop=6639,3736,x0,y346\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>How Mexico vs. Italy holds future for USA in World Baseball Classic<\/p>\n<p>USAT&#8217;s Sam Cardona-Norberg does the math for you on how Team USA can move on in the World Baseball Classic based on the specifics of Mexico vs. Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Seriously<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino had a message for Team USA after helping Team Italy into the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;That was unbelievable, huh?&#8221; Pasquantino said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/video\/vinnie-pasquantino-on-his-historic-three-homer-night\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/video\/vinnie-pasquantino-on-his-historic-three-homer-night\">in\u00a0a postgame interview<\/a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome, USA. We were thinking of you guys, over at your hotel. We were thinking of you guys, so glad you guys can join us in the party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">How Team Italy&#8217;s win helped Team USA<\/h2>\n<p>After losing 8-6 to Italy, Team USA stood <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/11\/usa-baseball-wbc-standings-tiebreakers-italy-vs-mexico\/89093684007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/11\/usa-baseball-wbc-standings-tiebreakers-italy-vs-mexico\/89093684007\/\">at the brink of an early exit<\/a> from the international tournament. For the U.S. to advance, one of two outcomes needed to happen in Italy&#8217;s game against Mexico:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Italy beats Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Mexico beats Italy and scores at least five runs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/11\/usa-advance-wbc-outcome-mexico-italy\/89103162007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/11\/usa-advance-wbc-outcome-mexico-italy\/89103162007\/\">more than delivered<\/a> in its next matchup, defeating Mexico 9-1 and securing spots for itself and Team USA in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Pasquantino, who&#8217;s also Italy&#8217;s team captain, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/12\/vinnie-pasquantino-home-runs-italy-wbc-win-mexico\/89113405007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/wbc\/2026\/03\/12\/vinnie-pasquantino-home-runs-italy-wbc-win-mexico\/89113405007\/\">recorded three home runs<\/a> in the game, becoming the first player to achieve the feat in WBC history.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"89093678007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">When is the next WBC game for Team USA, Italy?<\/h2>\n<p>Team USA will face Team Canada in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>Team Italy will face Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Where can I watch the WBC?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\">USA vs. Canada<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\">Puerto Rico vs. Italy<\/h3>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-12 17:09:51.453274177 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-12 17:09:51.453274177 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.news-leader.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Mexico vs. Italy holds future for USA in World Baseball Classic USAT&#8217;s Sam Cardona-Norberg does the math for you on how Team USA can move on in the World Baseball Classic based on the specifics of Mexico vs. Italy. 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