The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Venues set for World Baseball Classic

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The Griddle: First round WBC sites finalized
Published 3/24/2008 at Baseball Toaster
MLB finally announced the first round sites for next year's World Baseball Classic . Tokyo - China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan will play at the Tokyo Dome starting on March 5, 2009 Mexico City - Australia, Cuba, Mexico, and South Africa will play from March 8-12 at Foro Sol Stadium. Toronto - Canada, Italy, United States, and Venezuela will play from March 8-12 at Rogers Centre. San Juan - Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Panama will play from March 7-11 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The Dominican Republic federation earlier had threatened to boycott the tournament if not given the right to host first round games. I haven't found reaction from the Dominican Republic yet. ...

Toronto To Host 2009 WBC Games
Published 3/24/2008 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
Woo-hoo! MLB: The first-round venues are set for the second running of the World Baseball Classic, which will begin on March 5, 2009, in Japan. As in 2006, Tokyo Dome and Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will host first-round games. In 2009, those venues will be joined for the first time by Rogers Centre in Toronto and Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City. ... The 16-team field is the same as '06 ... Next year's brackets are as follows: Pool A -- China, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Korea will begin play on March 5 in Tokyo Dome ...

Hawaiian Shirt Friday: 03/28/08
Published 3/28/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
USA Today previews the National League East. No real surprises as it seems that everyone thinks that because the Mets have added Johan Santana that it’s their division to loose. Marquis Grissom was back in a Braves uniform this spring, and no he wasn’t trying to make a come back. Grissom has been hard at work trying to bring Baseball to the less privileged through the Marquis Grissom Baseball Association. Over at Baseball Intellect they take a look at a group of underrated prospects, showing up on the list is our very own Jair Jurrjens . The Braves want a say in the Gwinnett AAA stadium name. The stadium will be the future home of what is now the Richmond ...