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Italy Upsets Team USA 8-6 in Major World Baseball Classic Shock
Italy built an 8-0 lead and held off a late U.S. rally as Aaron Judge struck out with the tying run, marking a historic upset in World Baseball Classic pool play.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Italy national baseball team defeated the United States national baseball team 8-6 in Houston, ending with Yankees captain Aaron Judge striking out with two outs in the ninth.
- Italy built an 8-0 cushion by the sixth inning, using three early home runs and veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen's shutout innings.
- Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel opened the scoring with a second-inning solo homer but exited with an apparent leg injury, while the Team USA offense rallied late with homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong and Gunnar Henderson.
- With Italy now 3-0, Team USA dropped to 3-1, making its advancement dependent on the Pool B finale between Italy and Mexico.
- Ahead of Wednesday's Italy–Mexico matchup at 7 p.m. streaming on TUBI, a Mexico win could create a three-way 3-1 tie decided by runs allowed per defensive out: U.S. 11 runs/54 outs, Italy six runs/27 outs, Mexico five runs/24 outs.
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The US baseball team suffered a surprise loss to Italy at the World Baseball Classic and now must rely on the final game of their group to advance.
Italy of sport has written amazing pages, even in very recent years. From Sinner number 1 of tennis up to the Olympic gold relay winner in the 4×100 of athletic. But one of those things that they thought impossible or almost was beating the United States baseball. Or better, Italy had already succeeded, but never when the Americans had deployed all the major leguers, that is the stars of MLB, and never in a match as high as a World Baseball Clas…
At the World Baseball Classic the national bend 8-6 US in the field with a team composed entirely of MLB players
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