The New York Yankees were worried about Aaron Judge’s elbow last year, but anybody who has watched the WBC knows he’s fine.

Aaron Judge and Team USA suffered their first loss of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, falling to Italy by the final score of 8-6. Italy jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the top of the sixth inning and the United States ultimately couldn't recover.

Joseph Contreras usually pitches against fellow teenagers in the Atlanta suburbs. Over the past few days, he was the youngest player in the World Baseball Classic—and pitching against Team USA.

Aaron Judge finally has his WBC moment, and the captain is just getting started.

Most fantasy baseball teams — especially those not owning a very early draft pick — will not get the chance to draft Aaron Judge. If you pass up Judge with the intent to draft Schwarber, first of all,