Cuba has been among the biggest disappointments in early World Baseball Classic play, and a feisty Panama squad is primed for an upset win — find out more in our WBC betting picks.
It has been a disappointing World Baseball Classic for the Cubans, to say the least. Cuba opened pool play with a tough 4-2 loss to the Netherlands and followed that up by falling 6-3 in extras to Italy. Now it faces the real possibility of being eliminated in the pool stage.
The lack of runs means the Cubans will have to lean on their pitching in this one, and it sounds like they'll hand the ball to Ronald Bolanos. The 26-year-old right-hander is part of the Kansas City Royals farm system and has been mostly used as a reliever since 2021 with a few brief MLB stints. Bolanos will have to deal with a Panama team that is flying high in this matchup. They opened the tournament with a big 12-5 win over Chinese Taipei and then battled hard in falling to an undefeated Netherlands team 3-1.
These guys have brought their hitter’s eye. While this lineup may not have a ton of pop, they are hitting .296 as a team and have drawn 12 walks in two games helping them to the second-highest OBP so far in the tournament.
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