MLB 2017 World Baseball Classic Home Runs

Sets up an opportunity for Ryan LaVarnway. This is sent high and deep toward left-center field, and it is gone! A two-run homer for Ryan LaVarnway makes it 6-0. Fincher likes to get ahead, trying to get strike one. And now Freiman drills one to left field. That is gone! A three-run home run for Nate Freiman. And it's 15-3 Israel. 3-1 to Profar. Swings and drills, this one deep to right, and it is gone! Somebody just made the park look really small. Just a hanging fastball right into the barrel of Profar. And that had a sound. Odubear drills one toward the left-center field gap, and it is gone! A two-run home run to make it 5-0 Netherlands. One through nine, catching lightning in a bottle, and, you know, you had that sound where obviously it was squared up. Deep right field, going back is Valentin, looking up, and it's gone! A two-run home run for Qihao Chang, and we are tied at four. Well, so much for the Dutch lead. Just like that. Down and in. Pops that one to right, and it's deep. Suzuki back at the wall. He leaps, and it's gone! He hit it out, much to his surprise. He doesn't believe it. DeSan Miguel finally trots towards third, and Australia has the first run. Opposite field, a home run. Shown to Kata. Breaking ball, left field, deep, and deep into the Tokyo sky. Suzuki does his thing. With the fans chanting, hit it to the sky, he delivers. Just try and settle in, and you have to do it early. Meadows will take that one down the line in left field. That one's hit pretty good over near the stands, and a way to start the game. Meadows puts one right to the foul pole in left field. They said the ball would carry here, and the very first batter's going to do it. Just went in even with the bag layered. That ball drilled in the air to right center field. Big, big outfield area. That's going to hide off the base of the wall or over. Goodbye home run. How about that? John Andreoli gets one, and that's a long fly ball into the power alley in right center field, and ties the ball game up at one apiece. That's deep, second, looking, delivers the long ball. Mexico, two ball, one strike delivery on the way. Puts the ball in the air to right field. There's a lot of room out there, way, way back in the wall, looking up, and right back in it, as Italy makes it a one-run ball game, and that homer, 4-3, Mexico. Mexico on top. Ball off the fist down the line, right field. That one's pretty deep. That one's back at the wall. Look up, and goodness, has already come. A 4-4 ball game. Goes opposite field, inside out swing. A ton of bags to it. He can get the job done. That one drilled to left field. Not yet. Way back. Look up. Goodbye home run. Can we just prerecord that and run it again? Mercy, Drew Butera delivers a homer. Offensive upside catcher. Blanco's running, and Steele sends a drive into the opposite corner. That ball's well hit. That ball was hit a long way, and this is a big ballpark. Not a bad pitch. He just goes with it. If he tries to pull that, of course, the results are different. He goes right with it, head down, barrels it to the right field corner. Mistakes, loves to pull the baseball. 2-0, and he does just that. A high drive is crushed for a three-run homerun. The Dominican team has broken this thing wide open. Land kick, foot down. Home run in three RBIs. To left and deep. Young back. It is gone. Luke Hughes, about 12 rows up, and Australia jumps out to a 2-0 lead. An all-star, right? That one smoked. Right field, deep, and gone. And Beresford hits it out. Well, Beresford had the bases loaded last night in the game when he bounced into a double play. That one is hit to right and hit pretty well. Back goes Cespedes, and it's gone, and Australia has one of those runs back. And Garcia came in again with a fastball. Olchen hits it out, and it's 4-2. And now drills this one to left, and it is gone. Two-run homerun. It's 8-5. Well, you mentioned what a great athlete he is. Quick hands, getting that pitch that was tailing in. Him, his career squad. Driven to left center field. High. What a way to snap it. 0 for 7 in the WBC. Well, mentioned that he got a hanger, and he backed it up with another one. And this time, he didn't miss it. Bags loaded. Despanier, left field, deep, and gone. Slam. Wow. Lots of damage. Despanier knew immediately as he acknowledges the dugout. I got you covered, boys. Back at the team hotel with the fluke. To left, and deep, and gone. Kobayashi, catcher. What is it with these catchers in this tournament? We saw Alan de San Miguel of Australia have a big tournament with the bat. Kobayashi only hit four home runs during the regular season. And one to the wall. Joe Nakata, his second of the tournament. That's the sixth home run Team Japan has hit in the tournament. And we had made a point of noting how the power numbers have really improved the last couple of seasons here for these Japanese players. Ball to center. But it's back. And go. That baby kept on going about 430 feet away. MVP in this game than ever. Against the Dinger, and it is 3-0 Puerto Rico. 3-1 delivery. He got one in the air to right field. That one's carrying, and that ball is gone. Goodbye, Addy Abuelita, a homer and two RBIs, and a 5-0 lead for Puerto Rico. That's going to be the ballgame. Way back left field, and good bop. And it is 11-0 Puerto Rico. Here's Manny Machado now with one guy on the bases empty. Oh, boy. Nelson Cruz, well hit to left. That one's got a chance, and it's good. Threw him a slider. Didn't get it down enough. Great hitting by Cruz. Starling Martin now. That one to the opposite field and really well hit. If you're watching at home and you put your head down to pick up some change in the sofa cushions, bang, blockata, blockata. Three-run home run. Alpo's solo shot. As Despanier steps in, and Despanier blasts one to left field. Galen back, gone 10 rows deep. Alfredo Despanier is in the house, and Cuba is up 1-0. Reached ahead of him in a base hit to start the game. Tears into this one to right field. That is way, way back at the wall. He's getting a home run reel here in this game. First and second, no one delivery. Left field, hit hard, way back at the wall because they gave him an extra out. Hit it off here in the fourth inning. Now Italy's doing everything right. That ball in the air is going to be way out of here, way back, and goodbye, home run. Even the bullpen had to turn around to see where that thing was going. Liddy delivers the long ball, and it is 4-0 Italian. Towering fly ball, center field. Will it carry way back? Warning track, goodbye, home run. And gets this hit, an RBI. Won't have to worry about it this time. Way back, Salvador Perez, goodbye, home run. Perez clocks it, two RBIs, and Venezuela's back on top 10-8. Pitch on the way, he goes after it to center field. That one hit pretty hard, way back at the wall, looking out. Goodbye, home run. Batter's eye, and Italy 2 up and 2 in. Blue down here in the second inning. That one is out of here, way back in left field. Butera got it, and goodbye, home run. Butera gets his second, and it is now a 3-1. Italy leads in second for Correa. Pitch on the way, and he launches it to left field. It is way back by the bullpen, and goodbye, home run. Correa delivers his second home run. He continues to put on a show and to proudly wear those colors representing La Isla. Seven to three here in the fourth inning for Puerto Rico. Two balls and a strike to Alfaro. Swing and a drive to left field. Bautista watches, and this one is tied! Most afraid of in this lineup, beating you with one swing in the back, did it. These guys are feisty. They feel like they belong. They feel like they have a chance. Breaking ball, ripped to left. Jonathan Scope, a rocket out of here, and his teammates spill out of the dugout. It's one-one. Nakata of the classic for Nakata. So, Nakata, he's done that quite a few times in this tournament already. In Japan. Ballantine! A blast! It's tied! No question about it, the only thing in doubt was whether or not it was going to be fair or foul. This team's got a lot of offense. That eats delivery on the way. Kiddos puts it up in the air to right field. That one's going to be deep. Going back, Gonzalez at the wall, looking. And goodbye! Kiddos delivers a three-RBI shot on a three-two pitch with two down, and it is five-nothing. Mexico is the one-one. He puts it in the air to left field. Pretty good wood, turning around, looking. Goodbye! Home run! Delivers a long ball, a three-RBI homer, and an eight-one lead for Mexico. Two-one delivery on the way. Down the line, headed towards the fair pole, and goodbye! Victor Martinez, a two-RBI homer. Here in the seventh inning, and we grind it on. Make it 11 to wait. They were teammates on a travel ball team. That was coming. He had been conspicuously quiet for two days. Posey back there for all nine, presumably, tonight. There's a drive well hit to left. That will buster. Posey goes deep. Quiet personality, quietly dominates his position, and a quiet bat. Almost looks flat, and he sets it on his back and gets ready to deliver. Of the jet, that ball is headed right to him. Deep right field. D.D. Gregorius empties the bases. D.D. Gregorius had a big home run season last year. His second with the New York Yankees when he hit 20 home runs and drove in seven. Braves in 2011 when he went 13 and six. That ball is crushed right center and deep and gone, and that's the power that Nate Freiman has. Big right-handed bat out of Duke University. Opposite fields. Andrioli, pretty good going back. Gonzalez, Gonzalez looking. Goodbye, home run. There's the power. He goes from a square around to a home run. 0-1 delivery. Biggie drives one. That's in the air to right center field. It is deep way back, and goodbye, home run. Yes, stars are stars for a reason. Cabrera delivers it leading off the ninth inning, and this game is tied at two. Ball, a towering fly ball. Center field, that is deep. Going back at the wall, looking up. Goodbye, home run. Off the batter's eye. Despagne, it's gone. Way to start the party tonight. Hiroki Kokubo putting Yamada back in that laid-off spot tonight, hoping he would jump-start Team Japan for three years. That one's hit hard, and a left, and I think it's gone. A fan may have touched it, but the umpires initially call it a home run, and just like that, Cuba has a 2-1 lead, and it's Graciel. Carlos Marte put Graciel behind Despagne because he was swinging the bat so well. Tough, tough play. You're right. And he drives one to left, hits it deep down the line. Avila's back at the wall, and it's gone, and Ballantine has blasted Netherlands off to a 3-0 start. If nothing, breaking ball. That ball hit deep. Santos is back at the track. That's gone. There's a two-run homer. Yarendel DeCaster, and the route is on. It's 7-0. Who will play for that second spot? That is hit deep to center field. Santos back, and that ball is gone. Kalian Sams, that was a big-boy home run, and the Netherlands has now hit four of these. Against Andrew Miller, that was the undoing of the U.S. That's into the gap in right center field and trouble. How about gone? Boy, they might take another look at that one because I'm not sure that that fan didn't reach over the fence to make that catch. Here they come, home run. Now they can celebrate. Sitting on two to one. Second of the tournament for you. Sutsugo at bat. Center field, deep. Japan strikes first, and it's the mighty Sutsugo. Robertson's payoff pitch home, and Odor swings and sends a high drive to right. That's the pop. ...and see how it went down. U.S. down a run last of the eighth. Jones with a big drop. The San Diego native ties it in the eighth. ...swings and sends a ball to deep. Gonzalez watches it pop. Who's having a better tournament than Gregory Polanco? Seven for 13 with a home run. Well, another down and in. Seed wanted to go away. Look, down over the plate. Even a big swing likes the ball down left-handed. Nelson Cruz takes him opposite field. And goal. Hard to say, but Nelson Cruz is strong. Posey's hitting good. Buster Posey with a drive out to left-center field, and that one's gone. Lugo had been so good with his sinker down. Buster Posey got one up and teed off on it. Adam Jones with a shot to left. He's having a heck of a tournament. Three-home run for the San Diego native, Adam Jones. He has enjoyed coming back home in this stadium. Loves playing here. Into center field and well hit. And goal. Third of the tournament for Rudnod Odor, and it gets Venezuela on the board in the sixth. ...strikeouts. It's not how you start. It's how you finish. Scandalous! ...Metal Supply Company building. The end of the night for Urban Santana. The U.S. has grabbed its first lead of the night. Did that go inside the suite? I mean, that was second basket, and it would have kept going if it didn't hit a wall, I guarantee you. Three balls and a strike to Cano. Cano the other way. Jelich back. On this ball, Robinson Cano goes deep, and it's a one-run game. There's a drive brush to the left. That's his fist for a first inning. Well, like I said, I thought these two pitchers were going to have their hands full. Offensively, both these clubs can hit, and you're already seeing the emotion early. A couple of emotions got him in trouble, but that one right there was a no-doubter. He sat there at home plate and admired it. And Carrillo lifts off a 2-2 ball game. Oh, it's going to be one of those nights. A lot of these guys are enjoying it, but maybe it will get out of their system in about two weeks. Here's a hanger for you, and that's that curveball. He stays back, and it's a perfect recipe for launching a baseball. Whacked into the left field corner, G.J. with his second of the tournament. Gucucci to the opposite field, a ball well hit. McCutchen back, Lankler with a swing and a drive, well hit to center field. Well, there's some of the early offense the U.S. was looking for, and finally a sinker that's up.