It only took Team Canada one day to establish themselves as an elite force in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), setting history as the winner of the highest-scoring match in WBC history.
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The highest-scoring game in history goes to Team Canada.
A massive driving force behind this 18-8 victory against Team Great Britain was B.C.害羞草研究所檚 own Tyler O害羞草研究所橬eill, who put on an impressive performance in the March 12 game, going for a perfect four hits on four at-bats.
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Team Canada manager Ernie Whitt was equally proud of the team害羞草研究所檚 output and the fact that they were a part of making WBC history.
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Of Team Canada害羞草研究所檚 18 runs, O害羞草研究所橬eill personally scored four of them 害羞草研究所� the highest of anyone on the team.
What's better, the on-base percentage or the biceps?
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Typically an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, O害羞草研究所橬eill talked about what it meant to him to be able to represent his home country in the sport he loves.
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Unfortunately, Team Canada didn害羞草研究所檛 experience the same success in their next game against Team USA, which resulted in a 12-1 loss for the Canadians.
But on Tuesday, they rebounded and were able to secure a 5-0 win against Team Colombia, in which O害羞草研究所橬eill scored yet another run for his team.
Team Canada will next face Team Mexico on Wednesday at noon PST.
The 2023 WBC will wrap up on March 21.
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