{"id":2333110,"date":"2026-03-17T13:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2333110"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:47:44","slug":"vinnie-pasquantino-makes-royals-proud-with-team-italy-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vinnie-pasquantino-makes-royals-proud-with-team-italy-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinnie Pasquantino Makes Royals Proud With Team Italy Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_5\" wp_automatic_readability=\"88.786172344689\"><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6d q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Vinnie Pasquantino&#39;s run with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic may be over, but it was magical while it lasted.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6e q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">Vinnie Pasquantino&#8217;s run with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic may be over, but it was magical while it lasted.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6g q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Before embarking on his fifth season with the Kansas City Royals, Pasquantino got to wear the captain&#39;s &#34;C&#34; for the Italians, and helped guide them on an unexpected, magical trip to the tournament semifinals. That trip ended on Monday night, as Italy fell 4-2 to Team Venezuela in Miami. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6h q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">Before embarking on his fifth season with the Kansas City Royals, Pasquantino got to wear the captain&#8217;s &#8220;C&#8221; for the Italians, and helped guide them on an unexpected, magical trip to the tournament semifinals. That trip ended on Monday night, as Italy fell 4-2 to Team Venezuela in Miami. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6j q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>What their Royals and their fans saw from Pasquantino in this tournament goes far beyond the excellence of him and the rest of Team Italy on the diamond. They saw true leadership, the type of player they should feel fortunate to have in town and do their best to keep from ever walking out the door. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6k q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">What their Royals and their fans saw from Pasquantino in this tournament goes far beyond the excellence of him and the rest of Team Italy on the diamond. They saw true leadership, the type of player they should feel fortunate to have in town and do their best to keep from ever walking out the door. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p><em>If you like our content,&nbsp;<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\"><em>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6n q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\"><em>If you like our content,\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\"><em>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6p q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Pasquantino shows true colors throughout WBC<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6q q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Pasquantino shows true colors throughout WBC<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=6s q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6571,h_3696,x_0,y_298\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_royals\/01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv--><!--qv q:id=6t q:key=VjqC:mL_1--><!--qv q:id=6u q:key=deAA:7d_2--><!--qv q:s q:sref=6u q:key=--><!--qv q:id=6v q:key=deAA:7d_1--><!--qv q:s q:sref=6v q:key=--><!--qv q:id=6w q:key=cHU9:7d_0--><!--qv q:id=6x q:key=deAA:e2_0--><!--qv q:id=6y q:key=B0c2:SZ_1--><\/p>\n<figure q:key=\"9m_3\" q:id=\"6z\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=6y q:key=--><!--qv q:s q:sref=6x q:key=--><\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden undefined\" on:qvisible=\"q-373t9Cah.js#_hW[0]\" q:id=\"70\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 1x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 2x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 1x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 2x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 1x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 2x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_298,w_6571,h_3696\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kkxwb5eszfnsf73jxv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/p>\n<p><figcaption q:id=\"72\">Mar 11, 2026; Houston, TX, United States;  Italy first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (9) celebrates after defeating Mexico at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=73 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>After the game, Pasquantino made the classy gesture of thanking all the Italian-born players on the squad, recognizing the responsibility he had as a steward of the game and a guest in Team Italy&#39;s uniform as an American-born player. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=74 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">After the game, Pasquantino made the classy gesture of thanking all the Italian-born players on the squad, recognizing the responsibility he had as a steward of the game and a guest in Team Italy&#8217;s uniform as an American-born player. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;Without them opening their arms to Italian-Americans, this doesn&#39;t happen,&rdquo; Pasquantino said, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\/news\/italy-world-baseball-classic-semifinals-impact\" target=\"_blank\">per Michael Clair<\/a> of MLB.com. &ldquo;I just told them, I&#39;m so grateful for them. I&#39;m so blessed that they&#39;ve come into my life, that they opened their arms to a lot of us that just wanted to represent the country the right way, and they were amazing. For me, it&#39;s just trying to show them how much we appreciate them for bringing us in, and we want to do the same back to them.&rdquo; <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=77 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">&#8220;Without them opening their arms to Italian-Americans, this doesn&#8217;t happen,\u201d Pasquantino said, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\/news\/italy-world-baseball-classic-semifinals-impact\" target=\"_blank\">per Michael Clair<\/a> of MLB.com. \u201cI just told them, I&#8217;m so grateful for them. I&#8217;m so blessed that they&#8217;ve come into my life, that they opened their arms to a lot of us that just wanted to represent the country the right way, and they were amazing. For me, it&#8217;s just trying to show them how much we appreciate them for bringing us in, and we want to do the same back to them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=79 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Sure, Pasquantino was responsible for bringing the espresso machine that went viral in the dugout when the Italian squad hit home runs. But he has much bigger future gestures in mind to help with the growth of Italian baseball. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7a q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Sure, Pasquantino was responsible for bringing the espresso machine that went viral in the dugout when the Italian squad hit home runs. But he has much bigger future gestures in mind to help with the growth of Italian baseball. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=7c q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been to Italy once and that&rsquo;s not enough,&rdquo; Pasquantino said, per Clair. &ldquo;If I really want to make an impact, I&rsquo;ve got to get out there &ndash; and it will be a lot easier with Francisco at the helm, with [FIBS president] Marco Mazzieri at the helm, with Ned [Colletti] at the helm &ndash; and do camps or whatever it may be out in Italy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7d q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">\u201cI\u2019ve been to Italy once and that\u2019s not enough,\u201d Pasquantino said, per Clair. \u201cIf I really want to make an impact, I\u2019ve got to get out there \u2013 and it will be a lot easier with Francisco at the helm, with [FIBS president] Marco Mazzieri at the helm, with Ned [Colletti] at the helm \u2013 and do camps or whatever it may be out in Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_3--><!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>As the regular season approaches in Kansas City, the Royals have to be proud of the character Pasquantino displayed all month -- and fortunate to have him on their side. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">As the regular season approaches in Kansas City, the Royals have to be proud of the character Pasquantino displayed all month &#8212; and fortunate to have him on their side. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/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.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinnie Pasquantino&#8217;s run with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic may be over, but it was magical while it lasted. 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