{"id":2578874,"date":"2026-03-11T21:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-suffers-shock-upset-at-world-baseball-classic-faces-elimination-after-apparent-rules-confusion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:26:21","slug":"usa-suffers-shock-upset-at-world-baseball-classic-faces-elimination-after-apparent-rules-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-suffers-shock-upset-at-world-baseball-classic-faces-elimination-after-apparent-rules-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Suffers Shock Upset at World Baseball Classic, Faces Elimination After Apparent Rules Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusa-suffers-shock-upset-at-world-baseball-classic-faces-elimination-after-apparent-rules-confusion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Team USA\u2019s bid to reach the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals hit a setback after italy pulled off an 8-6 upset, leaving the Americans\u2019 fate to be decided by the Italy-Mexico game the next night. Before the game, USA manager Mark DeRosa had said the team was \u201ca lock\u201d to advance, but he later said he \u201cmisspoke\u201d after the loss, which featured several starters resting and Clayton Kershaw warming up as the U.S.mounted a comeback from an 8-0 deficit. Italy-made up largely of American MLB players of Italian descent-took an early 8-0 lead, with pride from manager Francisco Cervelli who called it \u201cone of the best days of my life.\u201d The outcome now hinges on the Italy-Mexico result: if Italy wins, they go 4-0 and the U.S. 3-1, while Mexico would be 2-2, triggering a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >complex tiebreaker<\/a> to determine who advances.Sports outlets noted that a USA elimination would mark the first time in six World Baseball Classics that Team USA wouldn\u2019t reach the quarterfinals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hours after Team USA&rsquo;s manager said the team was already a lock to reach the World Baseball Classic&rsquo;s quarterfinals, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-americans-captured-fighting-for-ukraine-dodge-russian-firing-squad\/\" title=\"Two Americans Captured Fighting For Ukraine Dodge Russian Firing Squad\">team ended<\/a> up on the brink of being eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA lost to Italy 8-6 Tuesday night, which means that its fate will be determined by the results of Wednesday night&rsquo;s game between Italy and Mexico, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/48170230\/italy-upsets-team-usa-world-baseball-classic-shocker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning, Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa said, &ldquo;We want to win this game even though our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-betrayal-of-biden-exposes-the-partys-lack-of-morals\/\" title=\"Obama&#039;s betrayal of ...en exposes the party&#039;s lack of morals\">ticket&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s punched to the quarterfinals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He found out when he reached the stadium and, after the game, said he &ldquo;misspoke.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, as ESPN reported, &ldquo;With Team USA resting a number of starters (including Bryce Harper and Alex Bregman), emergency reliever Clayton Kershaw warming up during the eighth inning and DeRosa not pinch running for Paul Goldschmidt as Team USA mounted a comeback after falling behind 8-0, the perception that the team believed it had advanced took root as DeRosa&rsquo;s comments spread on social media.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Italy&rsquo;s team, which is mostly made up of American major league ballplayers of Italian descent, roared to an 8-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one of the best days of my life,&rdquo; Italy manager Francisco Cervelli, a 13-year major leaguer, said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The most celebrated Team USA roster in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-springs-infernal\/\" title=\"Woke Springs Infernal\">baseball history<\/a> is going to need some help to advance out of pool play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s how the Americans can still reach the quarterfinals after a stunning upset loss to Italy &#10549;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PS62bD7XCk\">https:\/\/t.co\/PS62bD7XCk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIFSELWSYn\">pic.twitter.com\/NIFSELWSYn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/2031679055284584483?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud of my guys. They&rsquo;re young, but they play like they&rsquo;ve been in the big leagues for 10 years. Their focus was there. And, you know, everybody in Italy should see this. We&rsquo;re doing it for them, for the kids. It can happen. It&rsquo;s possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Team USA had been considered a favorite to win the championship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You always like having your destiny in your own hands, and we had it right in front of us,&rdquo; Aaron Judge, Team USA&rsquo;s captain, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We knew we were focused on what we had to do today. Italy is a great team, and they definitely showed it today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, we just need a little luck, and we&rsquo;ll see what happens,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/what-team-usa-needs-italy-mexico-game-reach-wbc-quarterfinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> noted that if Team USA is eliminated, it would be the first time in six tournaments that the Americans did not at least reach the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA can continue its pursuit of the championship if Italy defeats Mexico. Italy would be 4-0, the U.S. 3-1, and Mexico 2-2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">team USA baseball team is sad<\/p>\n<p>not just for this performance&hellip; they still could win the whole thing&hellip; but how is it possibly to radiate this little swag and aura<\/p>\n<p>every other team is having the time of their lives, crying after wins, and this is the most corporate slop team ever<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiasedSlightly\/status\/2031571207649161411?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  If Mexico wins, all three teams would be 3-1, with a complex tie-breaking procedure in place to determine which team is eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>How each team fares would be influenced by the number of runs scored in the game between Italy and Mexico, because runs allowed are part of the formula to determine which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-1st-inning-magic-sends-d-backs-to-2-0-edge-on-dodgers\/\" title=\"D-backs use more 1st-inning magic to lead 2-0 against Dodgers.\">team advances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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ESPN explained that the Americans\u2019 fate would depend on Wednesday night\u2019s Italy-Mexico game. DeRosa had earlier said he wanted to win, even though the quarterfinals berth had already been secured, and he later said he had misspoken. ESPN noted that the combination of resting several starters (including Bryce Harper and Alex Bregman), Clayton Kershaw warming up in relief during the eighth, and DeRosa not pinch-running for Paul Goldschmidt as USA staged a late comeback from an 8-0 deficit helped fuel social-media speculation that the team believed it had already advanced.<\/p>\n<p>Italy, a squad largely made up of American MLB players of Italian descent, surged to an 8-0 lead. Italy\u2019s manager Francisco Cervelli called it one of the best days of his life. The loss left a shaken but capable US squad-historically the strongest lineup in baseball history-needing help to advance from pool play. Captain Aaron Judge had acknowledged that while the US had control of its destiny, Italy had shown its strength. Sports Illustrated noted that if the United States were eliminated, it would mark the first time in six World Baseball Classic tournaments that the Americans failed to reach the quarterfinals. The US could still advance only if Italy defeats Mexico, which would leave Italy 4-0, the US 3-1, and Mexico 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>If Mexico wins, all three teams would finish 3-1, triggering a complex tiebreaker that would determine who advances. 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