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Tony Ohtani winks at teammate Eric Sim after hitting his tenth home run of the game. CANCÚN — Day 2 of the 2026 Cancun World Classic delivered chaos, controversy, and one of the most unbelievable individual performances in international baseball history. Russia survived a furious comeback from North Korea, the Fax Islands powered past Mongolia behind dominant pitching and timely home runs, and North Japan unleashed a historic offensive explosion led by Tony Ohtani, who produc

Nick Castellanos shows his Team Greece teammates his ring finger after a double in the 8th inning. JOHANNESBURG — The 2026 Cancun World Classic officially got underway Thursday inside the buzzing Cancun Dome Johannesburg, and Pool B delivered immediate drama. Lebanon and Greece both opened tournament play with wins in two very different games — one powered by early offense and dominant pitching, the other ending in a ninth-inning walkoff that sent fans into a frenzy. From gra

CANCUN - When the 2026 Cancun World Classic opens on March 6 in Cleveland, OH, all eyes in Group A will be on Team Russia. Slotted alongside North Korea, China, Cuba and Texas, Russia enters the tournament heavily favored to advance — and quietly building buzz as a sleeper pick to upset the mighty North Japan Samurai in the championship. Manager Vladimir Putin has assembled a roster that blends star power, swagger and just enough chaos to make things uncomfortable for the res

CANCUN - The Fax Islands are officially locked in for the 2026 Cancún World Classic, and—unsurprisingly—this roster feels less like a national team and more like a fever dream cooked up at 3 a.m. with league sources, burner phones, and absolutely zero shame. The Fax Islands will open tournament play in Group D, squaring off against Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Greenland, and Myanmar, with group play beginning March 6 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. It’s a brutal group. It’s a weird group. An

Samurai captain Tony Ohtani takes batting practice in preparation for the Cancun World Classic. NORTH JAPAN - The 2026 Cancun World Classic  is still weeks away, but one thing already feels inevitable: North Japan Samurai are the clear, overwhelming favorites to raise the Golden Taco trophy in March. North Japan enters the Cancun World Classic tournament riding historic momentum after winning the Cancun Playoffs for the first time in franchise history last fall, sweeping the

CANCUN - With just 50 days remaining until first pitch, the 2026 Cancun World Classic (CWC) is rapidly shaping up as the most ambitious and unpredictable international baseball tournament ever staged. Four pools spread across four continents will open group play, setting the table for what FAX Sports executives are already calling “the loudest March in baseball history.” Every game of the tournament will stream live on FAX Sports+, with veteran broadcaster Don Orsillo steppin

2025 was another year full of faxes. Thousands, if not millions of people Mested and got faxed. Here are the Top 5 Faxes of the Year. No. 5 - J. Patrick Watt The Dodgers recently signed Philip Rivers , as far as we know. Plenty of people got faxed including J. Patrick Watt, and his Facebook DM kicks off our Top 5 Faxes of 2025. Hopefully JJ Wyatt has learned his lesson, knows that Fax Sports is a reliable news source, and learns to keep it Civil in 2026. No. 4 - Bartolo Colon

NEW YORK — In a development somehow both shocking and entirely predictable, the New York Mest were officially eliminated from the 2026 MLB Postseason yesterday — on December 10, 2025 — a full 108 days before Opening Day. MLB historians have already labeled it the earliest playoff elimination in league history, but league officials insist the math “checks out,” citing catastrophic vibes, irreversible roster decisions, and something called “Mesting momentum.” The death blow cam

QUEENS, NY - Newly signed New York Mest reliever Devin Williams made headlines this week after reportedly choosing Queens for one simple reason: “I wanted a place where giving up a three-run homer in the ninth is just called Tuesday.”  And according to Williams, the Mest checked every box — low expectations, zero accountability, and a fanbase so emotionally exhausted that even catastrophic meltdowns barely register anymore. Williams, who inked a three-year deal with the Mest

Anaheim, CA — The Los Angeles Angels announced late Tuesday that third baseman Anthony Rendon has suffered a spinal fracture  while attempting to lift a frozen Thanksgiving turkey at a local Albertsons—an outcome that team officials described as “unfortunate, yet somehow the least surprising thing to ever happen to this franchise.” According to witnesses, Rendon bent down, reached for a 12-pound Butterball, lifted approximately three inches off the freezer shelf, then immedia