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Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Díaz is helped into a wheelchair after he appeared to injure himself during a postgame celebration after Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 5-2 during a World Baseball Classic game on Wednesday in Miami.

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Mets' Edwin Díaz hurts his knee during a World Baseball Classic celebration

11:02am March 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.

United States' Ian Kinsler watches his two-run home run against Puerto Rico on Wednesday during the third inning of the final of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles.

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Team USA Finally Proves World's Best, Crushing Puerto Rico 8-0 In Classic Final

1:50am March 23, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

It may be considered the national pastime, but in the first three World Baseball Classics the United States was far from dominant. That changed Wednesday night in a lopsided title win.