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It’s the first three-homer game in WBC history. Italy’s win means Team USA advances as well and will face Canada in the quarterfinals. Italy will take on Puerto Rico. Jon Berti also homered for Italy, which went undefeated in pool play. Pasquantino didn’t get all of the way into any of his three homers, which checked in at 342, 349 and 337 feet. For the Royals last season, the shortest of his 32 homers was hit 358 feet. He’ll have a chance to hit a few homers in that range this year with Kauffman Stadium bringing the right field corner in from 353 to 344 feet.

Caminero appears to have avoided serious injury after a scary-looking incident when he fouled a ball off home plate that ricocheted directly into his right jaw. He managed to finish the at-bat, despite being in some apparent discomfort, before leaving the contest with a trainer. He presumably underwent imaging that didn’t reveal any fractures in his jaw, which is a massive relief. The 22-year-old fantasy superstar is day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale in Cleveland.

Sims reunites with Chicago on a new deal after passing through waivers unclaimed and electing free agency earlier this week. The 31-year-old reliever posted a serviceable 4.50 ERA across 10 innings over nine appearances with the White Sox earlier this month.

Brooks is merely organizational fodder at this advanced stage of his career. The 36-year-old provides Tampa Bay with some additional depth at Triple-A Durham. He was pitching in the independent Mexican League earlier this spring and hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since 2024.

Velasquez will stick around as emergency depth with the injury-depleted Cubs after tossing 2 1/3 scoreless frames in his lone relief appearance for the club last week. The 33-year-old journeyman has made 192 appearances in the majors between six different organizations dating back to 2015.

It feels inevitable that Anderson winds up back with Los Angeles on a brand-new minor league pact soon. The well-traveled 31-year-old posted a lackluster 5.91 ERA across 16 2/3 innings during his latest stint with the Halos. He’s made 85 appearances in the big leagues between eight different organizations since 2019.

Schwellenbach is one of the most electric young arms in the game, but injuries have limited him to just 17 starts over the past two seasons. He’s unlikely to return to Atlanta’s rotation mix until some point in the second half. The dynamic 25-year-old underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow back in mid-February.

Waldrep is going to need several weeks to ramp up his throwing program in a spring training style build up before he’s ready for a rehab assignment. The 24-year-old former pitching prospect underwent surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in February. It’s possible he’ll be ready to join Atlanta’s rotation at some point in the early stages of the second half.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Ginn is on track to start later this week after leaving his previous outing over the weekend with a stinger in his right shoulder. There was some concern initially, but it sounds like he’s going to avoid a trip to the injured list.

India will miss the final five months of the season after undergoing a labral repair surgery on his left shoulder. The versatile 29-year-old hit the shelf with a shoulder subluxation last week, but apparently additional imaging turned up a fracture that required surgery. He should be a full-go for next spring. His absence means Nick Loftin is going to stick around in a bench role until further notice.

It’s a rare off day for Bregman, who takes a break following 29 consecutive starts to open the season. Matt Shaw is at third base and hitting ninth in his place.