{"id":18246,"date":"2026-03-12T13:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=18246"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:40:49","slug":"red-sox-players-making-statements-in-2026-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2026\/03\/12\/red-sox-players-making-statements-in-2026-wbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Players Making Statements in 2026 WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amongst a ton of great performances in the 2026 World Baseball Classic pool round, there seems to be a recurring theme throughout. Many of the players performing well in the 2026 WBC will suit up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/red-sox\/\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> in 2026. If the WBC is proof of how the Red Sox are going to perform in the 2026 MLB season, then Red Sox fans should be excited for what\u2019s about to come.<\/p>\n<h3>Red Sox Hitters<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roman Anthony<\/a> currently leads Team USA in RBI and has a 1.007 OPS. This includes Anthony\u2019s three-run home run against Team Mexico that wound up being the deciding factor. Anthony became the youngest US player to homer in the WBC, with no player under 25 notching the feat before him. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jarren Duran<\/a> of Team Mexico stands tied for the tournament lead with three home runs, two of which came against Team USA in the same game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yoshima02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Masataka Yoshida<\/a> is currently tied for the Team Japan lead in home runs and RBI, whilst managing a 1.654 OPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/eatonna01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nate Eaton<\/a> notched all three of Great Britain\u2019s hits against the United States. That included a leadoff bomb off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/skubata01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tarik Skubal<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abreuwi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wilyer Abreu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/contrwi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Willson Contreras<\/a>, despite low slash lines, are tied for second on Team Venezuela with three RBI each.<\/p>\n<h3>Red Sox Pitchers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brayan Bello<\/a> pitched a great game against Team Israel, only allowing one hit in five innings. That hit was a solo home run to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/horwisp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spencer Horwitz<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/whitlga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Garrett Whitlock<\/a>, although only appearing once, boasts the only save for Team USA so far. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/weissgr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-12_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Greg Weissert<\/a> of Team Italy, however, is one of three pitchers to record multiple saves in the WBC to this point.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>The knockout stage begins on Friday. 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