United States defeats Dominican Republic to advance to the World Baseball Classic Final.

A star-studded World Baseball Classic showdown lived up to the hype. Here's how the United States moved on to the championship game.

Team USA is headed back to the World Baseball Classic final, as they showcased a clutch performance against the Dominican Republic in a 2-1 thriller on Sunday night.

Paul Skenes breaks down USA's win over the Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic.

Paul Skenes and Team USA defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 on Sunday to advance to the 2026 World Baseball Classic final.

Team USA went 3-1 in the first round but had to sweat out its fate, then proceeded to knock out Canada with a 5-3 win in the quarterfinal on Friday. The Dominican Republic is 5-0 at this WBC, going 4-0 in pool play before destroying South Korea 10-0 to advance to the final four.

Paul Skenes gets out of bases-loaded jam with pop out, United States remains in lead over Dominican Republic

Newsweek breaks down the USA vs. Dominican Republic odds and best bets ahead of tonight's World Baseball Classic semifinal.