ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time since 2013, Team Puerto Rico will play in front of its fans at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan in the World Baseball Classic , during the first week of March of next year. The question is, will this be the last chance at a championship for the core of Francisco Lindor , Carlos Correa , Javier Báez and Edwin Díaz ?

Managed once again by Yadier Molina, whose club bowed out in the second round against Mexico in Miami in 2023 after eliminating a powerful Dominican Republic squad in group play -- a moment remembered for Díaz’s right knee injury that cost him the entire MLB season with the Mets -- the Puerto Rican club will be a favorite to advance to the second round from Group A, which will also include Cuba, Panama, Colombia and Canada.

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