Brazil does not have a deep bench, but it has a heck of a 17-year-old pitcher, Joseph Contreras, who in his first WBC appearance got to face U.S. captain Aaron Judge:
One of the few highlights of the game. The U.S. only had an 8-5 lead heading into the ninth, but scored seven times in a Little League half-inning that featured three bases-loaded walks and a bases-loaded balk for a pitch-clock violation.
Pittsburgh native Mason Miller made his WBC debut and struggled to find the strike zone with his fastball in the bottom half, but got out of the frame unscathed after a leadoff walk.
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Brazilian kid faces Judge
Brazil does not have a deep bench, but it has a heck of a 17-year-old pitcher, Joseph Contreras, who in his first WBC appearance got to face U.S. captain Aaron Judge:
One of the few highlights of the game. The U.S. only had an 8-5 lead heading into the ninth, but scored seven times in a Little League half-inning that featured three bases-loaded walks and a bases-loaded balk for a pitch-clock violation.
Pittsburgh native Mason Miller made his WBC debut and struggled to find the strike zone with his fastball in the bottom half, but got out of the frame unscathed after a leadoff walk.
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