Taiwan) and Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan, Puerto Rico), and the Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan) will host a second-round pool. In addition to televising all 39 games, MLB Network will extensively cover ...

"I've talked to a number of the (MLB) players ... and highly motivated Taiwan team at Tokyo Dome. "We must learn from that loss and make something good come of it in the WBC," Ibata said.

Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan goes in pursuit of its fourth World Baseball Classic championship in March ...