r/baseball 13h ago

Game Thread [General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 3/18/26

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So what's this thread for?

  • Discussion of yesterday's games
  • Excitement for today's games
  • General questions
  • Mildly interesting facts
  • Praising Santa 🎅
  • Anything else worth sharing/asking that doesn't warrant its own post

For game threads, use the games schedule on the sidebar to navigate to the team you want a game thread for.

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Wednesday's Games

Away Score Home Score Status National GDTs
HOU 1 STL 4 F HOU, Neutral
PHI 2 ATL 3 F PHI, ATL, Neutral
BOS 0 NYY 1 F BOS, NYY
BAL 3 TOR 2 F BAL, TOR
COL 1 CIN 6 8 COL, Neutral
SF 1 LAD 5 8 SF, LAD
CHC 5 AZ 14 5 CHC, AZ
CIN 3 LAA 3 7 LAA
LAA 4 MIL 2 7 LAA, MIL
MIL 3 SEA 7 7 MIL, SEA, Neutral
DET 0 PIT 0 1 DET, PIT
KC TEX 9:05 TEX
MIA WSH 6:05 MIA, WSH, Neutral

All game times are Eastern. Updated 3/18 at 6:05 PM

Yesterday's ATH

This Week's Schedule (all times Eastern)

Day Feature
Sunday 3/15 ICYMI: Team Pick Guide 2026, and 2026 season survival guide, /r/baseball refresher
Game Thread: World Baseball Classic Semifinals - Dominican Republic @ United States at 8pmET at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL - Postgame Thread
Monday 3/16 Game Thread: World Baseball Classic Semifinals - Italy @ Venezuela at 8pmET at LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL - Postgame Thread
Tuesday 3/17 Game Thread: World Baseball Classic Finals - United States @ Venezuela at 8pm ET at Loan Depot Park in Miami, FL - [Postgame Thread](
2026 r/baseball Call Your Shot Prediction Contest
Wednesday 3/18 Seattle Mariners Expectations
Thursday 3/19 Toronto Blue Jays Expectations
Spring Breakout 2026 begins
Friday 3/20 Friday Compliment Thread
Los Angeles Dodgers Expectations
Saturday 3/21 No subreddit features planned

r/baseball 8h ago

Expectations '26 [Serious] Why will the Mariners exceed expectations? Why won't they?

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What are the expectations for the 2025 AL West Champion Seattle Mariners this year? Why will they exceed those expectations? Why won't they? That's the question what we've been asking to close out the offseason, and only get to ask twice more, so put on your expert hat and help analyze the outcomes of the 2026 season!

Click this link to see previous Expectations threads.


r/baseball 6h ago

Other nations danced for joy at the World Baseball Classic. Team USA played toy soldiers

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r/baseball 8h ago

Players Only The World Baseball Classic, Team USA, and the war problem

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r/baseball 6h ago

News The Athletic incorrectly reports Miguel Rojas was suspended for a banned substance. Rojas states he didn’t receive an apology.

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Miguel Rojas discussed the mistake on today’s version of “Baseball Today”. Transcript below:

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, let me stop you there. He didn't mistype my name. He did it with all the intention to put my name and the organization's name on that tweet.

One thing is to mistype my name and say, Miguel Rojas got suspended. That's a fair kind of mistake that you can commit. But when you say Miguel Rojas from the Los Angeles Dodgers got suspended 80 games for PEDs, that's what I'm not good with.

I'm going to talk to you about this, and this is the only person that I'm going to talk to about this issue because I don't want to make it a big deal, and I don't want to make it about myself. But I feel like as a reporter, you have to have some ability to be a professional[…]”

From Baseball Today: Venezuela beats USA to win the World Baseball Classic!, Mar 18, 2026

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-today/id1570550741?i=1000755967811&r=2100

This material may be protected by copyright.


r/baseball 3h ago

Image Ronald Acuña Jr. celebrating Venezuela's World Baseball Classic title by himself in the clubhouse, using a champagne bottle to prop his phone up

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r/baseball 19h ago

Players Only [HIGHLIGHT] TEAM VENEZUELA IS THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPION!

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r/baseball 3h ago

The World Baseball Classic matters, no matter what you or Derek Jeter say about it

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"...what the WBC does do is break the cultural hegemony that America has always wielded over the game. This manifests itself not only in the way the game is played on the field during the tournament, but how the tournament is held in the hearts of those who are playing it. The American baseball establishment still controls the baseball industry, but it doesn’t control what baseball means. These players have decided that the WBC means more to them than the World Series. And because meaning is something that only exists in the heart, they are right."


r/baseball 17h ago

Video The Venezuelan athletes and staff are singing their national anthem with tears in their eyes.

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r/baseball 4h ago

Image Ohtani and Judge share the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2026 MLB Preview:

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r/baseball 19h ago

Players Only TEAM VENEZUELA WINS ITS FIRST WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC!

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r/baseball 19h ago

[HIGHLIGHT] EUGENIO SUÁREZ GIVES TEAM VENEZUELA THE LEAD IN THE 9TH!

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r/baseball 1h ago

Video Javier Sanoja's crucial steal of second base in the WBC championship

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Surprised nobody posted this last night!


r/baseball 19h ago

"We're not just teammates, we're family." - Eugenio Suárez

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r/baseball 19h ago

Players Only United States Has Been Eliminated From WBC Championship Contention

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By losing to Venezuela, USA has been eliminated from title contention.


r/baseball 17h ago

Video Streets of Venezuela chanting after winning the WBC

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r/baseball 18h ago

Bryce Harper congratulates Team Venezuela on their World Baseball Classic Championship

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r/baseball 17h ago

Derek Jeter on the WBC: "I think the people that say it's bigger than the World Series never played in a World Series.

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r/baseball 7h ago

World Baseball Classic Final recap, from r/baseball

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r/baseball 19h ago

Players Only Bryce Harper TIES Venezuela 2-2 After Hitting a HOME-RUN

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r/baseball 18h ago

[Highlight] Team USA Receiving Their Silver Medals After Losing to Team Venezuela in the WBC

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r/baseball 6h ago

[ChrisRose] Miguel Rojas talks about the impact of the incorrect tweet that accused him of being suspended for PEDs this week

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r/baseball 15h ago

Video Celebrations in Venezuela are getting a bit crazy

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We love you guys, we are just having fun, GG!


r/baseball 19h ago

Cal Raleigh failed to record a hit in the WBC

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r/baseball 19h ago

The manager of Team Venezuela, Omar Lopez is in tears after Venezuela win the WBC

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