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50 MLB breakout prospect candidates to watch in 2023
From recent top draft picks to a 16-year-old phenom, here are Kiley McDaniel's picks to click for the upcoming season.


JAPAN HEADING TO WBC FINAL
Japan walks it off to set date with Team USA in the WBC final
Japan vs. USA WBC final is set! Predictions and what you need to know
What's at stake Tuesday night? Bragging rights for the entire baseball world, for one.
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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
MONDAY'S GAME

'CAL, YOU'RE PAYING, RIGHT?'
Mariners players go on a quest for 150 burgers, 60 orders of fries

SPRING TRAINING SCOREBOARD
MONDAY'S GAMES

SETTING A NEW TONE IN BOSTON
Rafael Devers is Boston's $313 million man -- can he also be the Red Sox's clubhouse leader?
Boston fans are angry. The team isn't expected to win. In a contentious time to play at Fenway Park, Devers will be asked to set a new tone.

FANTASY BASEBALL
Jose Altuve's injury puts damper on weekend
Eric Karabell takes a look at all of the MLB action from over the weekend and what it means for fantasy managers going forward.
The 10 busts to avoid in 2023
Which players do Tristan H. Cockcroft think will underachieve in 2023? We've got 10 names to steer clear of.
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- Japan stuns Mexico in 9th, reaches final of WBC
- Braves option Grissom, clear way for Arcia at SS
- Turner, Goldschmidt propel U.S. into WBC final
- Protesters rally outside Cuba-USA WBC semifinal
- Mets' Stewart hits for cycle; Nimmo eyes opener
- P Sasaki, 21, will start for Japan in WBC semifinal
- Altuve sidelined indefinitely with thumb fracture
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AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko WBC 2023: Japan's Roki Sasaki is baseball's next great ace
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Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The best celebrations from the 2023 World Baseball Classic
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