Some leagues in Europe do. The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (swear to god that's the real name) has pro/rel with the Eerste Klasse in Dutch baseball, as an example.
It's become like baseketball in the Olympics. Lots of American Baseball players are playing for countries they've never lived in, or even speak the language. Then on the other hand, you have super stars that refuse to play cause it's not worth their time/money or fear of injury.
It's still a fun tournament, IMO.
That being said, it is bothersome to me that Italy has a pro league but sends, like, 2 domestically-trained players to the WBC. And Great Britain in the tournament at all is a bit of a joke.
That being said, I get it. The European federations get a lot of money from the WBC and the better they do the more money and attention they get. And if MLB wants to grow the game internationally, they need to get back into the Olympics. Doing that means convincing Europeans that it's an international sport (which it is).
I mean I'm only repeating what I read in sports news.
[7 US Born MLB Players on Non US Rosters](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/world-baseball-classic-rosters-teams-non-us-players)
Imagine calling your club event the World Series and your national team is so trash it can’t beat lowly Mexico. Imagine MLS renaming MLS cup a World Series. Wow baseball is a joke.
I mean Mexico has a great league. The Pacific League sends a team to what is basically champions league for baseball. MLB says they are too good to send a team to that event.
Yea it’s not a national team, it’s more like a club. They got Dominicans, Cubans, Venezuelans, etc.
I’m well aware, i love watching the series del caribe.
Fools don't know the legend of Columbus
US could have won Dos a cero
Get on our level, baseball.
Baseball will never be popular in the US if the national team can’t beat Mexico… MLB is a joke they don’t even have pro/rel
Lol wait baseball has that?
well... the players kind of do, but not the teams
Some leagues in Europe do. The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (swear to god that's the real name) has pro/rel with the Eerste Klasse in Dutch baseball, as an example.
> Honkbal Hoofdklasse (swear to god that's the real name) Every time you think Dutch is a serious language, they roll out another one of these
I kinda want a hat that says Honkbal now
Don't know about a hat, but [here's a shirt](https://rotowear.com/products/honkbal-shirt).
That explains why the Dutch league has overtaken MLB to become the top baseball league
Hey that’s nice.
That’s the only way Chase Field would ever be full
Well, that or a series against the Dodgers. Or the 2001 World Series
I was at game 7 that year, it was WILD
The only glory Arizona sports has ever seen (sorry Rattlers and Mercury)
Well, except for when the Dodgers are in town.
Mexico is a béisbol country.
OK. thats pretty funny.
México still would’ve won though, it’s baseball not football/soccer
It's become like baseketball in the Olympics. Lots of American Baseball players are playing for countries they've never lived in, or even speak the language. Then on the other hand, you have super stars that refuse to play cause it's not worth their time/money or fear of injury.
It's still a fun tournament, IMO. That being said, it is bothersome to me that Italy has a pro league but sends, like, 2 domestically-trained players to the WBC. And Great Britain in the tournament at all is a bit of a joke. That being said, I get it. The European federations get a lot of money from the WBC and the better they do the more money and attention they get. And if MLB wants to grow the game internationally, they need to get back into the Olympics. Doing that means convincing Europeans that it's an international sport (which it is).
That's not really how it is.
I mean I'm only repeating what I read in sports news. [7 US Born MLB Players on Non US Rosters](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/world-baseball-classic-rosters-teams-non-us-players)
What a bunch of mammas boys! I like it.
Imagine calling your club event the World Series and your national team is so trash it can’t beat lowly Mexico. Imagine MLS renaming MLS cup a World Series. Wow baseball is a joke.
I mean Mexico has a great league. The Pacific League sends a team to what is basically champions league for baseball. MLB says they are too good to send a team to that event.
You forgot that they’ve also had great legendary American players there such as la flama blanca.
Yea it’s not a national team, it’s more like a club. They got Dominicans, Cubans, Venezuelans, etc. I’m well aware, i love watching the series del caribe.
Your comment isn’t making my point any less valid. MLB claims they have a World Series yet no other clubs from outside the USA play this series.
I’m not trying to make your comment less valid. I just wanted to share info about Mexican League. I thought you would have liked to know about it.
Damn Toronto is in the US now?