Italy, World Baseball Classic and Puerto Rico
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Italy's magic-carpet ride in Houston continued as the Azzurri are heading to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time.
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SportsLine expert Angelo "Amags" Magliocca analyzes Saturday's Puerto Rico vs. Italy quarterfinal at the World Baseball Classic and offers his best bets
The first of four World Baseball Classic quarterfinal matchups goes down Saturday afternoon in Houston between Italy and Puerto Rico. The game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on FS1 and streaming on-demand.
Pool A is certainly one of the more interesting groups to watch. With so many big leaguers scattered through teams like Cuba, Puerto Rico and Canada, but with some scrappy teams in Panama and Colombia, there is a lot of intrigue on what could transpire in San Juan.
Italy reached the World Baseball Classic semifinals after defeating Puerto Rico 8–6 in Houston. Vinnie Pasquantino played a key role in the win while Seth Lugo struggled on the mound for Puerto Rico.
Arizona is slowly getting its players back.