He let Daniel Bard stay in.

@@mike-0451 again, bullpen constraints

@@jsnow808 You don’t let someone point a gun at your child, even if you have to kick it out of their hands. Nobody would let a pitcher that dangerous stay in, even if it meant being inconvenienced.

He broke altuves hand 😡

Ever since Dero came to MLB Network I knew he should be a coach for a big league club but maybe just maybe it's too much work Because every coach leaves with Xtra greys in there hair lmfao

Totally agree...especially being limited with pitchers/ limits

you can't dominate this sport it's impossible to baseball coz sometimes this is a game of momentum and luck except for team Samurai Japan the goat

​@@ramcisvillarey5816 Not to mention Canadians dominate hockey not the USA. I think Finland won the last WC in Hockey though.

USA hockey isn’t even close to dominant. Canada is clearly still the best, followed by maybe Finland

I dint know hockey was such game 😂

@@wilkesmcdermid7906nobody cares about the world championships of ice hockey. The damn thing happens every year and during the Stanley cup playoffs. That’s the worst tournament to gauge national team strength. The olympic are the best tournament for that when they have nhlers go

Simp

I think Trout will be alright sure maybe a bit past his prime but he probably will be in the corner OF or even possible DH if Shohei goes to a new team.

@@wilkesmcdermid7906 By that point, yes he probably will be off CF. But he will do the typical elite player transition towards more power hitting. I think we will see at least 1-2 50 homer years from Trout in the next 5 seasons. His swing and pop isn't going anywhere. He just has to stay healthy and 2021 was really the only majorly messed up season injury-wise. By 2026, he will definitely be more of a veteran, instead of squarely in his prime still. But I still would expect him to be a top 2-3 player on the team by talent, whether playing corner OF or DH. And his reputation in the game at that point will be just as massive as it is today, if not more so. He should use his pull and his experience with this WBC to get more and more big names to buy in. As is, Bryce Harper wanted to participate this year so I think he'd commit next time pending health and form.

@@wwpjd28 I think Harper will be done by then. Not saying he will suck but his body is breaking down and due to injuries I think he is already past his prime. Not saying he is done as a player but as a guy who is considered an all-star. I know he is 30 but injuries has slowed him down and his injuries are knee injuries and he can barely play OF these days due to the pain he is in. Sadly Harper might be forced to retire before 35. Im not sure about Trout hitting 50 homers since he never had a 50HR season before but he is a top 5 batter in MLB and 2026 he still be likely a top 15 and atleast a top 25.

@@wilkesmcdermid7906horrible take

Yeah the problem with this tournament wasn’t that the best pitchers didn’t want to play. It was that their teams didn’t want to release them or they couldn’t get insurance to cover them. Hopefully that’s not the case in 2026. Gotta start that year off with a tournament win to set the stage for the US at the World Cup later that summer

Youre not wrong. But games lasting like 3-4 hours a game is not sustainable.

What's your thoughts after opening day? I for one thought this opening day is one of the best opening days in a long while.

@@jogmesson the pitch clock is REALLY fast. i feel my head spinning just watching how fast everything is going, can't comprehend how the pitcher and catchers do it. i'll reserve judgment. right now i feel like i see more commercials than actual game and that's a bit lame

Mookie could've bunted. DeRo didn't manage squat.

Legs

We see who gets told no at the bar alot

@@champfamo And we see who spends a lot of time, bent over at the gay bars.........

@@bobbyjordan21 undercover dl neega..don't make me expose u on here

@@champfamois he not allowed to be attracted to women or do you just play for the other team?

First of all what there saying about pitching is the teams had alot of boundaries for him to follow with there pitchers. Plus alot of the best pitchers in baseball did not want to go or there team did not allow them.

Their pitching was atrocious and you know it…

@@mike-0451 that's what I'm saying due to restrictions and teams not wanting there guys to go

​@JNKM 2122 alot of people in the MLB and their fans think the wbc is beneath the MLB. That the other leagues are like triple AAA level. So since the MLB is top tier and the US team are all from MLB then what's the problem? This should be easy cakewalk. Not alot of these international teams have players in the MLB. So quit making excuses. Tired of hearing this disrespect of the international players that they are not worth the US time.

@mike lucas what are you talking about?? I'm telling you exactly what happened goofy.. not to mention this year in the WBC there were more mlb players on international teams then any time before.. you obviously think you know more then you do

I have no idea why u think it will be

It will be forgotten before the all star votes are in.

If Japan had to face Scherzer, Kershaw, DeGrom, Burnes, Cole, AND the Team USA lineup, it would have been an easy win. Instead the best players in all of Japan had to face John Smith from Single A in the minor leagues. It’s no wonder they beat USA so easily. They’re not sending out their best.

@@mike-0451 pitching was not a problem lol. it was a low scoring game 3-2 it was gona be a close game either way unless you think USA pitchers would completely shutout japan lol.

@@joneandi37 If you don’t think Max Scherzer is going to pitch the game of his life in the game of his life, you haven’t been watching baseball.

@@mike-0451 毎回負けると同じこと言うよね。 まだ調整中、ベストメンバーじゃない、ピッチャーが足りない等々　前回、優勝したときは言わなかったのに。 準決勝、決勝と日本がどれだけのハンデ背負ってプレーしていたか理解できる？ ・時差ボケ ・普段使ってないボール ・初めての固いマウンド ・初めての固い土、芝のグラウンド 野球やったことあるならそれがとんでもないハンディキャップだと理解できなきゃいけない。

@@taka0359 American players literally have jet lag every single day because they have to travel by plane across a country that is twenty-six times bigger than Japan. Jet-lag is not an excuse. The mound and dirt are different in every stadium. Players know this, too. The things you described do not significantly affect performance, while others, such as jet-lag, are not exclusive to Japanese players at all. Here are the facts: Most of USA's starting pitchers were either washed-up nobodies or just simply bad, with the exception of Lance Lynn. Even some of the relievers, such as Daniel Bard, (infamous for having almost ZERO control, which he used to grievously injure Jose Altuve) were players that were out of MLB for years. Some, such as Meryll Kelly, were so bad that they were forced to leave the USA and play in Korea, only to make a comeback later. Japan did not face a single pitcher with an ERA below 4.00. USA did not face a single pitcher with an ERA above 3.00 except for Hiroya Miyagi. There was not one top 20 pitcher on team USA during the entire tournament. You could argue there was not a single Japanese pitcher that was not top 20 in NPB during the tournament. Jet-lag and different dirt are not excuses. Not having good players on your team is a pretty good one. You wouldn't send a child to fight Godzilla, nor would you send Kyle Freeland to face the monster team Japan. That just doesn't make any sense. The fact that USA did not have sustainable pitching was evident throughout the entire tournament from start to finish: the "best" team in baseball should not give up eleven runs to what is essentially a minor-league team, but this is completely possible when your pitching staff is composed of washed up 35 year-olds and pitchers brought up from the minor-leagues. USA had the best offensive lineup. This is not a debate. It was better than Japan. But everyone knows that better pitching always, always beats good hitting. The best player in the world was successful in thirty-percent of his at-bats. The best pitchers are successful almost every time... This defeat is a scandal in the USA. Next time, you will likely see Corbin Burnes, Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Zach Wheeler, Shane Bieber, Aaron Nola... perhaps you will see the monster Jacob DeGrom. Next time you will actually face the best pitchers in the USA. Americans are furious that we did not send our best.