Michael Clair

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We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball - Nebraska Press Despite long odds and low funds, the Czech Republic’s national baseball team of amateur players managed to shock the world at the 2023 World Baseball Class...

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The first copies of my book WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL arrived as I’m in Miami for the World Baseball Classic. Thanks to everyone for the help getting here. It’s out April 1, but if you want a copy during the tourney, I can sell you one in person for 20% off

hahah Satoria makes magic

Pavel Chadim, who announced that he will retire at the end of the Premier12 cycle, then thanks Japan before exiting his press conference.

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Talked to some of the Czech ultras who flew out to Japan for the week and they gave me a few cards featuring the World Baseball Classic stars.

We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball - Nebraska Press Despite long odds and low funds, the Czech Republic’s national baseball team of amateur players managed to shock the world at the 2023 World Baseball Class...

If you're wondering how a Central European country with little baseball tradition (Czechia) can march into the the Tokyo Dome and give Japan this kind of fight, well, @michaelclair.bsky.social has exactly this story in a book coming out April 1, & it's good

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Matous Bubenik comes to the plate to pinch-hit for Max Prejda. His walk-up music: Petr Sbaleny, a famous Czech artist who is also Bubenik's grandfather.

If you like the WBC and you aren't following Clair, you're doing it wrong.

Thank you friend!

Ondřej Satoria, whose fastball is around 78 mph, pitches a remarkable 4 2/3 shutout innings against Samurai Japan, the best team in the world.

Pavel Chadim bows and the crowd erupts. As he leaves the field, he turns around to take it all in. His national team career is now over

At 44 years and 168 days, Alexei Ramirez is by far the oldest player to appear in a World Baseball Classic game

Previous oldest: 2006 Roger Clemens 43y 224d in 2006

Previous oldest non-pitcher: 2023 Nelson Cruz 42y 256d

The next Yoshinobu Yamamoto? He's already dreaming of the Major Leagues TOKYO -- It was easy for a young Japanese ace-in-the-making to slip under the radar at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. There was Shohei Ohtani, starting, relieving, and hammering baseballs all over t...

Hiroto Takahashi starts for Samurai Japan tonight. He struck out Trout and Goldschmidt in the WBC final in 2023.

I spoke to him at the 2024 Premier12: www.mlb.com/news/hiroto-...

Pavel Chadim came to the press room with Baseball Czech’s first ever European bronze medal 🥉 around his neck. Here’s why:

Czechia's viral electrical worker 'Jedi' who K'd Ohtani bids farewell to Classic TOKYO -- One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava...

One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria's life -- in Japan at least.

"Nobody knows me in Czechia. I’m just a regular dude from Ostrava, but here they respect me and have me sign balls," Satoria said.

Tonight he faces Japan in his final national team start:

www.mlb.com/news/ondrej-...

Pavel Chadim came to the press room with Baseball Czech’s first ever European bronze medal 🥉 around his neck. Here’s why:

Found myself with an unexpected 45 free minutes so went to one of my favorite places: Disk Union in Shinjuku. Told the clerk I’m into garage punk, glam, power pop, etc and that The Smog, The Badge, and Sakuran Zensen were some favorite Japanese bands. These were her local recs:

'We’re scared.' Latin American players on edge as ICE tactics intensify Major League Baseball players and managers express fear and concern over increased immigration enforcement.

Apparently Eugenio Suarez had his citizenship application taken off the books because he's Venezuelan and his response was "it is what it is."

Czechia's viral electrical worker 'Jedi' who K'd Ohtani bids farewell to Classic TOKYO -- One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava...

He names his pitches things like “the worker” and “the cannon.” He has a sleeve filled with Star Wars tattoos. And, oh yeah, he struck out Shohei Ohtani.

Oneřej Satoria is set to face Samurai Japan one more time. It will be his last for the national team.

www.mlb.com/news/ondrej-...

Czechia's viral electrical worker 'Jedi' who K'd Ohtani bids farewell to Classic TOKYO -- One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava...

www.mlb.com/news/ondrej-...

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Lachlan Wells started the game and his twin -- who is older by seven minutes -- Alex, enters the game. He's being tasked with keeping Australia in the game and on the right side of the runs allowed quotient (which I will not be futzing around with.)

We've got a full Moon tonight, baby! Moon laces a double for his third RBI and Korea is up 4-0. Korea just might be getting on a plane for Miami.

Bo Gyeong Moon smashes a two-run home run to take an early lead against Australia and Korea's dreams of advancing to Miami are alive

Australia's Kennelly hopes to cap national team career with trip to Miami TOKYO -- Pressure doesn’t faze Tim Kennelly. How could it? The longtime captain for Team Australia -- he’s held the role since 2018 -- has been in real pressure-packed situations: When he’s away from ...

It's hard to imagine Team Australia without captain Tim Kennelly. He owns nearly every ABL record and has played in every tourney since 2013. If he's feeling pressure in his final WBC, it doesn't bother him.

"I've been inside burning houses before. And that's pressure,"

www.mlb.com/news/austral...

This World Baseball Classic pitcher may be baseball's biggest Taylor Swift fan TOKYO -- Baseball has taken Todd Van Steensel around the world. He's pitched in the Minors for the Phillies and Twins, played for Kinheim in Holland's Honkbal Hoofdklasse, Guadalajara in the Mexican L...

Todd Van Steensel has played all over the world and owns the ABL’s all-time saves record. He may also be the game’s biggest Taylor Swift fan.

www.mlb.com/news/todd-va...

Australia's Kennelly hopes to cap national team career with trip to Miami TOKYO -- Pressure doesn’t faze Tim Kennelly. How could it? The longtime captain for Team Australia -- he’s held the role since 2018 -- has been in real pressure-packed situations: When he’s away from ...

It's hard to imagine Team Australia without captain Tim Kennelly. He owns nearly every ABL record and has played in every tourney since 2013. If he's feeling pressure in his final WBC, it doesn't bother him.

"I've been inside burning houses before. And that's pressure,"

www.mlb.com/news/austral...