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The United States is just a win away from successfully defending its World Baseball Classic title. The U.S. dominated Cuba 14-2 in the WBC semifinals on Sunday at loanDepot Park, thanks largely to a pair of massive home runs from Trea Turner in what was a wild offensive showing from Team USA. They move on to the championship game Tuesday, when they’ll take on either Japan or Mexico in Miami. A win in the final would make the United States just the second two-time winner of the tournament.
In the first inning Sunday, Cuba took an early 1-0 lead after Adam Wainwright walked in Roel Santos. That, however, was about their only high point of the night.
The United States then jumped in the bottom of the inning, when Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer off of Roenis Elias. Arenado scored before the end of that inning, too, crossing home on a wild pitch. That pushed the United States to a 7-1 lead.
After Cuba got on the board again with an Andy Ibanez single in the fifth, Goldschmidt hit a two-run single in the bottom of the inning. The United States could've gotten more there but failed to convert and ended the inning with the bases loaded. Arenado left the game after his hand was hit by a pitch that inning, but initial X-rays came back negative.
Turner then hit his second home run of the night — and fourth of the tournament — in the sixth inning. His deep shot to left put the United States up by 10 runs. Mike Trout then hit an RBI double to add another before the inning ended.
Cedric Mullins added a solo shot for good measure in the eighth, and then the United States closed out the final half-inning to take the 12-run win.
Cuba had a solid showing in the WBC, especially in pool play in Taiwan. They went 2-2 to make it out of that round with Italy, then beat Australia in the quarterfinals Wednesday. But on Sunday, Cuba simply couldn't compete with the Americans, who will face either Mexico or Japan (which is searching for a third WBC title) in an effort to defend the WBC title after a six-year layoff. After Sunday's blowout win, the United States has to be feeling good heading into Tuesday.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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