USA suffered a shocking loss to Italy and will have to wait 24 hours to see if they'll make the WBC quarterfinals.

A big night for Team Italy catcher Kyle Teel ended abruptly, as the young White Sox backstop injured himself running the bases in World Baseball Classic pool play in an 8-6 victory over Team USA on Tuesday night at Daikin Park.

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, March 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday delivered her strongest criticism yet of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, describing it as part of a growing and dangerous trend of interventions "outside the scope of international law".

The United States went from World Baseball Classic favorites to needing help to advance out of Pool B and into the quarterfinals.

A shortstop flop benefited Team Italy early in a pivotal matchup with Mexico in Pool B play on Wednesday night. The Italians were ahead, 1-0, with one out in the bottom of the third when Mexico’s Joey Ortiz singled.

MLB star Vinnie Pasquantino shares his immediate reaction to Team Italy upsetting Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

Berlusconi, who faced dozens of trials largely tied to his media empire after entering politics, accused the judiciary of being in the hands of the left. Magistrates denied this, but Meloni vowed to take up his crusade after she won power in 2022.

Matchup history: The U.S. and Italy have faced each other in the World Baseball Classic once before, in the first round in 2013. Team USA won that matchup, 6-2, at Chase Field in Arizona. The original Captain America before Judge, David Wright, led the way with a tiebreaking grand slam.