WBC Championship and Spring Training game thread XXIV: Dodgers at Royals

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 13: Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of Team United States hits a ground double play against Team Canada during the sixth inning at Daikin Park on March 13, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images

There is a lot of baseball for fans to watch tonight, exactly one week ahead of Opening Day – which will inexplicably be exclusively carried by Netflix, UGH – as the World Baseball Classic comes to a thrilling conclusion when Bobby Witt Jr. and Team USA take on Maikel (Pronounced like Michael, not the way we’ve all been saying it for years) Garcia and Salvador Perez in the Championship Game. An hour after that game starts, the Royals will go live with what I believe is their final televised Cactus League game of the year.

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Here are the WBC Lineups:

Team USA’s behavior will certainly make Bobby Witt Jr.‘s first plate appearance must-see TV with Salvador Perez behind the plate.

And here’s the Royals’ starting lineup for their Cactus League game:

I had thought that Bailey Falter was supposed to start tonight, but it looks like Aaron Sanchez will get the nod with Falter coming in as a reliever later in the match. At first I thought perhaps the Royals had finally traded the lefty, but no announcement has been forthcoming so I suppose only time will tell on that front. Here’s a list of every pitcher scheduled to throw tonight:

  • Bailey Falter
  • Lucas Erceg
  • John Schreiber
  • Aaron Sanchez
  • Hector Neris 

You can tell we’re getting close to the regular season by how the scheduled pitcher list keeps shrinking. Almost there!

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