Group Mexico edged nearer to qualifying for the following spherical after a second consecutive win within the 2026 World Baseball Basic. Mexico thumped Brazil 16-0 on Sunday evening in a robust offensive show.
The win was anchored by Mexican outfielder Julian Ornelas. The 30-year-old outfielder, born and bred in Mexico, has been one of many largest names within the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico.
Ornelas, who got here into the match on the again of a Mexican Pacific League Finals MVP award for the Charros de Jalisco, was one of many 4 gamers to smash a house run on Sunday.
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Other than Ornelas, Alejandro Kirk, Jarren Duran and Alek Thomas homered as Mexico registered a 16-0 win over Brazil in six innings. The WBC’s mercy rule kicks in if the group leads by 15 runs after 5 innings.
Ornelas grabbed the win for Mexico after his two-run homer off Brazil’s Vitor Takahashi within the backside of the sixth inning. The veteran outfielder went 1-for-1 with two RBIs and a stroll on the evening.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
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