Erica Block

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Maikel Garcia said he’s only taken off the jersey to sleep.

In summary, from a cultural, research, and journalistic standpoint, it is incorrect to say “Sal Perez” instead of Salvador Pérez.

A message from @HowieRose:

El Clásico Mundial terminó ayer y ya hace falta. Debería ser todos los años y durar por lo menos un mes. Este video de @_losdominicanos está espectacular 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

A Hall of Fame catcher and a future Hall of Fame catcher! This great photo from 2015 of @SalvadorPerez15 with the statue of Josh Gibson at the @NLBMuseumKC! Congrats to Salvy and Team Venezuela on winning a super exciting @WBCBaseball! @sn_mlb @MLBNetworkRadio

After last night, first thing I had to do this morning was stop by our Viva Baseball exhibit to pay tribute to the Venezuela section. Having lived there for a month, I’m so happy for my friends and all those who have waited 20 years to see this day.

Wilyer Abreu is so damn likable. Credit to him for all the work he’s done to do these interviews in English. I think 2026 is going to be a really special season for him.

Solid story about baseball in #Italy on CNN.com stemming from this #WBC run. Mostly because of its reference to Il Bar Del Baseball, a Facebook members-only group with 23,000-plus diehard Italian baseball fans. My paisano Gianluca Marcoccio is the lead voice and curator, and he does an incredible job informing on all levels of the game in Italy. Facebook group: facebook.com/share/g/1HTqX5… CNN Story: cnn.com/2026/03/17/spo… Forza. 🇮🇹

Felidades a la selección de Venezuela por su título bien merecido. Fue un placer ver la pasión con la que representaron la bandera 🇻🇪

I really hope Venezuela winning the WBC draws more attention to this incredibly scary, dehumanizing and frustrating reality Venezuelan players are forced to navigate on a daily basis

I love the WBC

No, this is not a replay 😮 Manny Machado did this TWICE IN A ROW!

Josh Gibson played for the Maracaibo Centauros in a Venezuelan tournament in 1940. In 11 games, he had 13 hits in 37 at-bats, with 3 doubles and 4 home runs. He finished hitting .351 with a .757 slugging percentage, and 10 RBI! Congrats to Venezuela on winning the @WBCBaseball!

Ronald Acuña Jr and Maikel Garcia are cousins, raised in the same seaside, 3,000-person town of La Sabana. On Monday night, a world away, the duo propelled Venezuela to its first ever WBC final. (Also look at those outfield dimensions!) @YahooSports 🔗 sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/wo…

the proudest baseball nation to have never appeared in the World Baseball Classic finals has finally broken through on Tuesday, Venezuela has a spectacular chance at redemption in a championship game against Team USA new for @YahooSports from Miami: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/wo…

Ronald Acuna Jr and Maikel Garcia leading the way for Venezuela. They’re cousins, and part of a group of 5 families (60 players!) who signed pro contracts. All from one 3,000-person town called La Sabana. "Tierra de Peloteros.” The Land of Ballplayers." mlb.com/amp/news/ronal…

wtf is this

Vinnie Pasquantino pregame about Royals teammate Maikel Garcia Baseball is the best!!

Vinnie Pasquantino le dice a @AlfreAlvarez3 que quiere que los niños en Italia vean que en el béisbol todo el equipo celebra junto a diferencia del fútbol/soccer. Quiere que para el próximo WBC, todos los jugadores sean italianos y hablen el idioma.

Extremely specific life advice: you can convert Fahrenheit to Celsius with the stops on the 6 train. 33 St =0° 42 St=5° 51 St=10° 59 St=15° Works to 96th St!