For the first time since 2006, Team USA has defeated Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. USA used Paul Skenes' golden right arm and home runs from Aaron Judge and Roman Anthony to beat Mexico in Monday night's crucial Pool B matchup at Daikin Park in Houston ( USA 5, MEX 3 ). Mexico had beaten USA in their three previous WBC meetings.

According to The Athletic, MLB appears to have removed video of DeRosa’s morning interview from MLB.com, with attempts to access it yielding error messages. A condensed version on MLB Network’s Facebook page did not include the controversial remarks.

As for Pasquantino, it is the first game in WBC history where a hitter has scored three homers. Italy will take on Puerto Rico in what should be a riveting quarterfinal game on Fr