Canada advance at WBCAPCanada on Wednesday advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time, beating Cuba 7-2 in a winner-take-all game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, behind Abraham Toro’s homer and Otto Lopez’s two-run single. Canada’s Abraham Toro rounds the bases after hitting a one-run home run against Cuba during their World Baseball Classic game at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. Italy players celebrate after their win against Mexico at the World Baseball Classic at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday. Mexico (2-2) were eliminated from the WBC and from qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The US stay in Houston, Texas, to meet Canada today, while Italy face Puerto Rico in the other quarter-final at the city’s Daikin Park tomorrow.

Source: Taipei Times March 12, 2026 17:14 UTC