I was looking at team rosters, and Prager is on Team Israel's! Interesting! That team is basically USA #2.

HarryRocket said:

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AgRyan04 said:

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I do dig the double pinstripe jersey Japan wears

Is it weird that the jerseys are all in English? Intead of writing Japan in Japanese

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Yes idk why they do that

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AI Overview

Japan's World Baseball Classic (WBC) jerseys use English (Latin script) primarily to improve international readability, adhere to historical traditions established in the 1930s to connect with US audiences, and present a modern, globally recognizable aesthetic. English script is also considered a stylish, standard, and functional design choice for identifying players.

Key reasons include:

• Historical Tradition: Early Japanese professional teams (like the Tokyo Giants in 1935) adopted English lettering to make their team names and uniforms legible to US audiences, a practice that continued post-WWII.
  
• International Readability: As an international tournament, the WBC uses English as a common language to ensure fans worldwide can easily identify the country and players.
  
• Aesthetic & Modernity: The Latin alphabet is often used for a "cool" or modern design aesthetic in Japanese sports.
  
• Functionality: English letters are generally considered a standardized, efficient way to display player names.

Non AI - they have the best jerseys by a mile... also when I went to Japan last year, I was surprised by how much english lettering I saw

We're going over in summer '27.....I'm excited to go to a game over there

Wild ending to Korea/Australia just now. Korea had to win by 5 or more to advance. Aussies cut it to 4 in the B8. Aussies are about to get a perfect DP ball to end the game but pitcher trys to make a play and kicks it away from SS. Korea stays alive and goes up 5 to advance.

I had a good time at the Italy v Brazil game. I didn't know Zach Dezenzo was playing for Italy.

What are the rules for how somebody declares which team they will play for? Is it like certain descendants, or just a choice?

You have to be a citizen or be eligible to become a citizen for those countries. Most of them have a grandparent from said country. However, I'm sure if you are good enough and want to they can find way. I didn't look into how the kid of a Cuban (Contreras) and a Dominican (Ramirez) play for Brazil.

CowtownAg06 said:

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You have to be a citizen or be eligible to become a citizen for those countries. Most of them have a grandparent from said country. However, I'm sure if you are good enough and want to they can find way. I didn't look into how the kid of a Cuban (Contreras) and a Dominican (Ramirez) play for Brazil.

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I believe both players' moms are from Brazil.

jograki said:

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I was looking at team rosters, and Prager is on Team Israel's! Interesting! That team is basically USA #2.

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He's getting the start vs the DR today. I believe the game starts at 11.