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Interesting. It sounds like Bailey will have his pick of pitching coach jobs, with the Red Sox among the clubs believed to be interested, but this is something different and could put him on a path to being a manager someday. The former closer has spent the last four season as the Giants’ pitching coach, and the team would like to keep him, but he’s not currently under contract.

Turang singled in the fourth inning but was left stranded at first base. He then delivered an RBI single off of Phillippe Aumont in the sixth inning that extended Team USA’s lead to 4-0. The 26-year-old infielder also worked a walk in the ninth inning before being erased on a double play. Turang is having an exceptional tournament at the plate, hitting .467.

Team USA skipper Mark Derosa wanted to ensure that his club advanced on Friday, so he brought out his closer to protect a two-run advantage in the ninth. Miller did exactly that, striking out Jacob Young, Edouard Julien and Otto Lopez in succession to send Team Canada to the sidelines. He’ll be waiting and ready to go if Team USA has another lead to protect against the Dominican Republic on Sunday night.

Webb struck out five batters on the night. Team Canada had their best scoring threat against him in the opening inning, as a couple of singles put two men on with only one out, but Webb responded by striking out Owen Caissie and Abraham Toro in succession to quell the threat. The 29-year-old hurler got five whiffs on 71 pitches in the contest, posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. The next stop for Team USA will be a matchup against the Dominican Republic in the semifinals on Sunday evening.

Naylor made things much more interesting as his two-run shot off of Gabe Speier in the sixth inning, pulling Team Canada to within two runs at 5-3. That would be as close as they would get. The 26-year-old backstop also singled in the ballgame. He’ll now rejoin Guardians’ camp and get ready for the start of the regular season.

The right-hander also issued a pair of walks in the ballgame while recording only one strikeout. Team USA scratched out a run against him in the opening inning on a pair of hits and a ground ball off the bat of Kyle Schwarber. They then utilized a throwing error from Abraham Toro to push two runs across in the third inning. Soroka got three whiffs on 58 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of just 21 percent. He’ll now return to Nationals’ camp and prepare for the start of the regular season.

Morel finally broke through and got the Marlins on the board with a run-scoring single off of Clay Holmes in the seventh inning. That wound up being the only run that either team would score in the contest. He’s having a rough spring overall at the plate, hitting just .172 (5-for-29) with zero homers, four RBI and one stolen base in his first 32 plate appearances.

Paddack struck out three batters on the evening. The only real threat against him came as the Mets put runners on the corners with one out in the second inning, but Paddack escaped by striking out Luis Torrens and getting Tyrone Taylor on a ground ball. The 30-year-old hurler has pitched really well for the Marlins this spring, firing nine scoreless innings with a 0.89 WHIP and a 9/3 K/BB ratio. He was a viable fantasy option in the first half of the 2025 season, so it’s not crazy to expect the same thing could happen again.

Senga continued to make a statement in this one, firing 28 of his 38 pitches for strikes while getting eight whiffs and posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. His strikeout victims were Connor Norby, Graham Pauley, Christopher Morel, Fenwick Trimble and Chase Jaworsky. Senga’s velocity was up again in this one, averaging 96.5 mph with his fastball (+1.8 mph). Through his first two Grapefruit League starts he holds a 3.18 ERA, 0.53 WHIP and a 7/0 K/BB ratio across 5 2/3 innings. If he keeps this up, he could have a return to fantasy relevance in 2026.

Holmes racked up six strikeouts on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. He gave up a run-scoring single to Christopher Morel in the seventh inning, which happened to be the only run scored by either team in the contest. The 32-year-old hurler got nine whiffs on 62 pitches on the night, posting a strong CSW of 37 percent. He shouldn’t have an issue being fully stretched out before his first regular season assignment.

The 23-year-old slugger tagged Astros’ closer Bryan Abreu for a 422-foot (107.7 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning, pulling the Cardinals to within two runs at 4-2. He’s having an absolutely brutal time in Grapefruit League action, hitting .097 (3-for-31) with one homer and one RBI.