The United States and the difficult decision it made for one of its beginnings

the end of World Baseball Classic 2023with four semi-finalists in the battle for the long-awaited pass to win the tournament, with United State as one of the favorites, but before they could decide his future in the competition, they had to make the difficult decision to remove the pitcher Nick Martinez.

According to information from USA Today, Director Mark DeRosa I decided to go back to jar San Diego Padres By not being able to secure a new opening for him, as he has only two games left and he is already taking his starts into consideration, whatever happens against Cubaif they reach the final or will play for third place.

It should be remembered that Nick Martinez was the pitcher who suffered a painful defeat Mexico In the second game of the first stage where they fell 11-5. In that game, he pitched two and two-thirds innings, during which he had five hits, including a home run, which produced three runs.

Major favourites

after multiplication Venezuelaone of the two undefeated teams still alive in the World Baseball Classic, the home team confirmed its position as one of the leading favorites to win the tournament, as well as signing sweet revenge if, after batting. Cuba In the semi-finals, Mexico do the same with Japan.

In addition to the possibility of avenging the loss against Mexico in the first round, the main task of the United States is to secure a historic championship twice, since it entered the tournament as the defending champion, after winning the title in the version that was held in 2017.

If successful, they would tie Japan as the tournament’s top winners, while dominican republic The Kings table completes the competition, which appeared in 2006 and held five editions. It should be remembered that the current version was supposed to be launched in 2021, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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