Two Boston Red Sox teammates had been pitted in opposition to one another when Jarren Duran led Mexico right into a World Baseball Classic matchup in opposition to Roman Anthony and the United States.
Monday’s sport went completely for American Red Sox followers. Duran homered twice, however Anthony crushed a massive three-run shot within the third inning of Team USA’s 5-3 win at Daikin Park. Garrett Whitlock nailed down the save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The U.S. superior previous pool play earlier than incomes a quarterfinal victory over Canada on Friday evening. On the opposite hand, Duran is again with the Red Sox after Mexico misplaced to Italy on Wednesday.
Anthony performed an enormous half in sending Mexico house, however Duran has no animosity towards his teammate. The 29-year-old mirrored on the rising younger star’s large WBC second on Saturday, by way of NESN’s X account.
“It was hard not to be proud of him to do that,” Duran mentioned. “I mean, we all know he’s a stud. For him to do that is super exciting, but I hope they go out and do their thing and continue to play good.”
Duran mentioned he’ll “of course” maintain watching the WBC. The California native is rooting for Anthony, Whitlock and Team USA in a seismic semifinal showdown in opposition to the Dominican Republic on Sunday evening.
“I love watching baseball,” Duran mentioned. “I can never get enough of it, so I’ll definitely be watching it and cheering for the boys.”
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