HAVANA (AP) Cubans signed with Major League Baseball organizations and other foreign clubs will for the first time join domestic stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic, officials announced Wednesday evening.
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The Tigers Andy Ibáñez, Athletics Luis Miguel Romero, Royals Ronald Bolaños and White Sox s Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert will be among the players on Cuba s World Baseball Classic team that begins play in March.
A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 Saturday night behind Munetaka Murakami s third-inning home run.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) Japan's players sprinted onto the mound and the collection of All-Stars hoisted their manager up and down as if on a trampoline. They beamed when hanging shiny gold medals around each other's necks, fullfilling a national mission with the first Olympic baseball title in their history.