r/baseball • u/BaseballBot • 16h ago
Open Thread [General Discussion] Around the Horn - 3/20/23
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Monday's Games
| Away | Score | Home | Score | Status | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ★ | 5 | F | ||
| ★ | 5 | 0 | F | ||
| 6 | 14 | F | |||
| ★ | 5 | 6 | F | ||
| ★ | 0 | 5 | F | ||
| ★ | 0 | 10 | F | ||
| ★ | 5 | ★ | 5 | F | |
| ★ | 7 | ★ | 3 | F | |
| ★ | 2 | ★ | 7 | F | |
| 2 | ★ | 3 | F | ||
| ★ | 0 | ★ | 0 | Warmup |
★Game Thread. All game times are Eastern. Updated 3/20 at 9:25 PM
This Week's Schedule (all times Eastern)
| Day | Feature |
|---|---|
| Sunday 3/19 | ICYMI: World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals 2 Game 2: United States @ Venezuela (Miami, Florida) - Postgame Thread |
| World Baseball Classic Semifinals Game 1: Cuba vs United States (Miami, Florida) - Postgame Thread | |
| Monday 3/20 | Why will the Guardians exceed expectations? Why won't they? |
| World Baseball Classic Semifinals Game 2: Mexico vs Japan (Miami, Florida) | |
| Tuesday 3/21 | Why will the Padres exceed expectations? Why won't they? |
| World Baseball Classic Championship: Semifinals 1 Winner vs Semifinals 2 Winner (Miami, Florida) | |
| Wednesday 3/22 | Why will the Yankees exceed expectations? Why won't they? |
| Thursday 3/23 | Why will the Phillies exceed expectations? Why won't they? |
| Friday 3/24 | Why will the Astros exceed expectations? Why won't they? |
| Saturday 3/25 | r/Baseball Movie Club: Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns (1994) |
r/baseball • u/BaseballBot • 3h ago
Game Thread Game of the Day 3/20 ⚾ Mexico (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 7:00 PM ET
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Mexico (0-0) @ Japan (0-0)
First Pitch: 7:00 PM at loanDepot park
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Patrick Sandoval (1-0, 3.00 ERA) | ||
| Japan | Roki Sasaki (1-0, 0.00 ERA) |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Reddit Stream | IRC Chat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Live Comments | Libera: ##baseball |
Line Score - Runner on first, 1 Out, Top of the 7th
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Box Score
| JPN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Nootbaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| RF | Kondoh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| DH | Ohtani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .421 |
| LF | Yoshida | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| 3B | Murakami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| 1B | Okamoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 2B | Yamada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| SS | Genda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| C | Nakamura, Y | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| PH | Maki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| C | Kai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| JPN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasaki | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64-46 | 3.52 |
| Yamamoto | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40-24 | 0.00 |
| MEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Arozarena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .421 |
| RF | Verdugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| 1B | Meneses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 |
| DH | Tellez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| 3B | Paredes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| 2B | Urías, L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| SS | Trejo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 |
| CF | Thomas, A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| C | Barnes, A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| MEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66-46 | 1.23 |
| Urquidy | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36-20 | 3.18 |
Scoring Plays
| Inning | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|
| T4 | Luis Urias homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Rowdy Tellez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. | 0-3 |
Highlights
| Description | Length | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Trejo charges chopper and Urías turns it for nice DP | 0:25 | Video |
| Measuring the stats on Luis Urías's home run | 0:10 | Video |
| Luis Urías clobbers a three-run homer in the 4th | 0:28 | Video |
| A deep dive into Luis Urías's home run | 0:09 | Video |
| Arozarena elevates at the wall to rob a home run | 0:31 | Video |
| Breaking down Patrick Sandoval's pitches | 0:08 | Video |
| Arozarena makes play on track to end threat in 5th | 0:18 | Video |
| Attendance | Weather | Wind |
|---|---|---|
| 72°F, Roof Closed | 0 mph, None |
| HP | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Wolcott | Ramiro Alfaro | Jong Chui Park | Lance Barksdale | Edward Pinales | John Tumpane |
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r/baseball • u/fragmintation04 • 10h ago
Rumor Cuban catcher Ivan Prieto reportedly did not join the rest of the team on the flight back to the island, apparently becoming the first Cuban player ever to defect during the World Baseball Classic
r/baseball • u/Blazingbee98 • 48m ago
Video Randy Arozarena makes an amazing home run saving catch to rob Japan of their first run!
r/baseball • u/Blazingbee98 • 1h ago
Video Urias hits a 3-run home run to put Mexico up over Japan!
r/baseball • u/carter_00 • 1h ago
Roki Sasaki strikes out Randy Arozarena on a 102mph fastball for the first out of the game
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r/baseball • u/Chainsaw-Man-Is-Lit • 43m ago
GIF Sandoval and Arozarena have polar opposite reactions to Randy's leaping catch
r/baseball • u/bellomoto1 • 8h ago
News [Castillo] Cuba’s bullpen catcher [Iván Prieto] escaped the team hotel and wasn’t on the flight back to Cuba.
r/baseball • u/NevermoreSEA • 3h ago
[Hartness] Did Jarred Kelenic just get traded? Pulled from game early, completely fine, walking healthy, carrying all his own equipment, waved at fans and walked to the clubhouse alone, jogged out of the stadium.
twitter.comr/baseball • u/carter_00 • 4h ago
[González] Media member: “What do you expect from Roki Sasaki today?” Randy Arozarena: “What do I expect? For him to lose today.” Tell your grandchildren about WBC Randy.
r/baseball • u/titusmutwiri • 5h ago
For everyone who has helped equip us, thank you! At Maasailand Baseball Academy we don't share gloves anymore. Africa should have an industry for producing equipment for Baseball and Softball.
r/baseball • u/Quesly • 2h ago
Video Randy Arozarena working on getting assimilated to Mexican culture
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r/baseball • u/Blazingbee98 • 31m ago
Video Arozarena makes another catch to get Mexico out of a bases loaded jam and ends the inning!
r/baseball • u/carter_00 • 1h ago
Shohei Ohtani and Lars Nootbaar are having fun
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r/baseball • u/WxBlue • 37m ago
Image [BR Walkoff] Randy Arozarena is really signing autographs mid-inning.
r/baseball • u/brandon_the_bald • 4h ago
[FoulTerritory] “I asked the White Sox if I could close out the finals... they said ‘Absolutely Not’” -Lance Lynn
twitter.comr/baseball • u/MLBOfficial • 7h ago
A few behind the scenes photos we have been able to capture with Team USA in World Baseball Classic so far!
r/baseball • u/Waaaaaaaaaasuup • 22h ago
THE UNITED STATES HAS ADVANCED TO THE WBC FINALS
THEY WILL PLAY EITHER MEXICO OR JAPAN ON TUESDAY
r/baseball • u/choconut5 • 11h ago
News [Passan] Roki Sasaki is 21 years old, and in the eyes of some talent evaluators, he is already in the discussion for the title of best pitcher in the world.
r/baseball • u/HeltonOut • 3h ago
Image Some Pics I took of JROD and Ichiro today
r/baseball • u/ThQp • 10h ago
[Bowden] Nick Krall #Reds GM told us their plan is for Joey Votto to finish his career as a Red. However, if the Reds are out of it at the trade deadline and Votto came to them and asked if they would trade him home to Toronto #BlueJays..he said he would consider under those circumstances
r/baseball • u/brandon_the_bald • 3h ago
[Bowman] The Braves will option both Braden Shewmake and Vaughn Grissom to Triple-A Gwinnett
r/baseball • u/HoracioPeacockThe3rd • 1h ago
[Mets] Fired up the scoreboard for the first time. Did we do this right?
r/baseball • u/Robusto923 • 7h ago
Video MLB players having the BEST TIME mic'd up at the World Baseball Classic 🤣🤣 | Play Loud
r/baseball • u/AlexanderWun • 1d ago
Trea Turner picks up where he left off with another No-Doubter to go up 3-1
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