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'It's a fiesta' for electric Arozarena as Mexico moves on (MLB.com)

PHOENIX – Randy Arozarena is at it again. Mexico is headed to the 2023 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals, having claimed Pool C with a 10-3 victory over ...

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After a rousing upset of Team USA in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday, back-to-back wins in under 24 hours against Great Britain and now Canada have given Mexico ample momentum as it currently sits three wins away from the 2023 Classic crown. Louis Cardinals","link":"/api/v1/teams/138","season":2023,"venue":{"id":2889,"name":"Busch Stadium","link":"/api/v1/venues/2889","location":{"address1":"700 Clark Street","city":"St. Having only just made his official national team debut less than a week ago, Arozarena has already emerged as something bordering on a folk hero, sending the crowd into exultation just by stepping into the batter’s box. 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How Mexico won Group C of World Baseball Classic with ... (AZCentral.com)

Arozarena delivered the key hit and Mexico broke open a close game in the sixth inning to defeat Canada 10-3 and advance to the WBC quarterfinals.

"And thank God with the work that I've been doing I've been able to help them and help them win games." It improved to 10-11 all-time in the WBC with help from the four starting pitchers (Julio Urias, Patrick Sandoval, Taijuan Walker, José Urquidy) who combined for a 3.37 earned run average over 16 innings of work. The team has yet to advance past the opening round in any WBC, and is 7-11 overall. "And his excitement, it seemed like the closer we got, the bigger it came for him." But I felt good all tournament, been hitting the ball hard, hitting it well and putting together good at-bats," Tellez said. "I mean, we hit the ball hard today. "It's less complicated not having to face a bat of his quality. When it came time to put together teams for the 2023 tournament, Tellez, now with the Milwaukee Brewers, was considering the United States, Mexico due to his father's heritage and Israel from his mother's Jewish side. "So I really wanted to play for Mexico. Also I'm very grateful because they gave me the opportunity and they trusted me to help them,"Arozarena said in Spanish. In doing all of that, the Tampa Bay Rays outfielder became a fan favorite over the four Mexico games at Chase Field. The only team to shut down Arozarena was Great Britain.

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Mexico baseball eager for good competition (Mexico Ledger)

Head coach Daniel McCarty said the team's pitchers recorded 171 innings for a 3.10 ERA last season to go along with 5.7 runs per game and much of that ...

My ultimate goal is to get our team ranked this year and compete in the state championship with this squad.” Among the other pitchers to join Wilburn on the staff are sophomore Austin Maxwell and Sam Ryan, who had respective records of 5-1 and 3-1 last year and Ryan finished with three saves. “Leadership and communication are what keeps our defense together.” Head coach Daniel McCarty said the team’s pitchers recorded 171 innings for a 3.10 ERA last season to go along with 5.7 runs per game and much of that production is coming back. Kleinsorge also hit .306 last year, and Mexico’s offense will also have a pair of all-district infielders in seniors Andrew Runge and Tyler Thoenen. Mexico baseball believes playing better competition will help the program progress to even greater heights this season.

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Mexico vs Canada: How to watch on TV and online, time, location ... (AS English)

The game in Phoenix on Wednesday would give Mexico or Canada a guaranteed spot in the quarter finals. The loser will have to wait and see what happens.

So, to keep things simple, let’s focus on this game in which Canada and Mexico are going to go all out to make sure to grab a spot in quarter finals. In the last Baseball World Classic in 2017 things got heated between these two teams when they faced off. The loser will have to wait and see what happens in the USA vs Colombia game. So, with a win, a place in the quarter finals is secured for either Canada and Mexico. If the US loses, the situation gets a little more complicated because we would have three teams at 2-2. It’s more complicated for the losing team, depending on what happens later in the USA vs Colombia game.

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World Baseball Classic Odds: Mexico vs. Canada prediction, pick ... (ClutchPoints)

In their final game of pool play, Mexico will take on Canada in a Thursday afternoon World Baseball Classic matchup at Chase Field in Arizona.

Jared Young, a Chicago Cubs farmhand, belted a home run for the team’s lone run against the United States. Arozarena won the AL Rookie of the Year in 2021 and has hit exactly 20 home runs in both 2021 and 2022. Curtis Taylor has been great out of the bullpen, firing 3.1 shutout innings across his two appearances. Rob Zastryzny will take the mound for Canada, making his first appearance of the tournament. Urquidy went 13-8 with a 3.94 ERA for the Astros last season. The righty has never run a walk rate higher than 6.9 percent, pitching to a 3.74 ERA in his career. Instead, Eduard Julien has paced the offense, hitting a ridiculous .556 with a home run and more walks than strikeouts. Canada has allowed just eight runs in their two victories, shutting out Colombia in a victory on Tuesday. Mexico has hit .279 with three home runs as a team. Following an opening loss to Colombia, Mexico has rebounded with two straight victories, including an impressive 11-5 beatdown of the United States. Joey Meneses, who belted 13 home runs in just 56 games for the Nationals last season, is one of the feel-good stories of the WBC. Rowdy Tellez provides some power for the Mexico lineup, belting 35 home runs for the Brewers last season.

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Canada on brink of elimination at World Baseball Classic after loss ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Canada saw their World Baseball Classic playoff aspirations take a major hit on Wednesday after a 10-3 drubbing at the hands of Mexico.

“Once you get down three in the first game of the tournament and the starter is out early, that could have been a really, really big blow,” said pitching coach Denis Boucher. We won two games and we were close to moving on to the second round. “We have a bunch of guys in their 20s here and in four years we're going to be more mature. “We showed everybody that yeah, we have a younger team, we don't have the big names all the other teams had, but we were able to play with them,” said Julien. Starter Rob Zastryzny was ruled to have hit Randy Arozarena on a full-count fastball in the first inning, even though replays suggested the Tampa Bay Rays catalyst fouled off the pitch and played up the contact with his hand. After Naylor’s solo shot in the fourth made it a one-run game again, the Mexicans blew the game open with a four-run sixth, keyed by Arozarena’s three-run double. “If one or two ball falls differently, it's a different ballgame,” said veteran lefty Andrew Albers, who left behind a pair of baserunners during the sixth. There were some nail-biting innings here and there and the boys were able to bear down and get something done. Mitch Bratt, who at 19, took on the Americans in a learn-the-hard-way outing, should be in the majors by then, too. … That was their decision and we go by it.” “They played the game the way it was supposed to be played. Freddie Freeman, who missed the finale after tweaking his hamstring and would have been out had they advanced, and O’Neill might be elder statesmen by then.

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How to Mexico vs. Canada: Stream Watch World Baseball Classic ... (Sports Illustrated)

Mexico and Canada lock horns on Wednesday in a win-and-you're-through pool play game on Wednesday. Both teams are 2-1 in their first three games and will be ...

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World Baseball Classic: Mexico wins Pool C, advances to quarterfinals (True Blue LA)

Julio Urías, Austin Barnes, and Mexico won Pool C of the World Baseball Classic, to advance to the tournament quarterfinals in Miami.

On Wednesday, Barnes caught his third of four games in Pool C, and he walked three times in five plate appearances. [last pitched last Saturday against Colombia](https://www.truebluela.com/2023/3/11/23635521/julio-uria-world-baseball-classic-austin-barnes-mexico-colombia), throwing 62 pitches in five innings, allowing three runs. Colombia later on Wednesday night](https://www.truebluela.com/2023/3/15/23640738/world-baseball-classic-schedule-usa-canada-mexico).

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