{"id":894060,"date":"2026-03-24T04:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/espressos-and-red-wine-italys-fairytale-baseball-tournament\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:26:16","slug":"espressos-and-red-wine-italys-fairytale-baseball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/espressos-and-red-wine-italys-fairytale-baseball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Espressos and red wine: Italy&#8217;s fairytale baseball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n                <main data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.it\/20260316\/espressos-and-red-wine-italys-fairytale-baseball-tournament\"><\/p>\n<p><span>For Members<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.thelocal.com\/cdn-cgi\/rs:fit:47\/quality:75\/plain\/https:\/\/apiwp.thelocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/afp-logo-1-4.jpg@webp\" alt=\"AFP\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><br \/>\n                                                                        <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocal.it\/author\/afp-11\">AFP<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <span \n                data-original-string='9NmsMO0gPGbN5m4e1u7n7g==7f4X04eRaZ3wYKgpAWLH7DwlEBUTrWk4I3gT9fkVxemSzc='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. 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Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>ne<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">******<\/span>al.it<\/span> Published: 16 Mar, 2026 CET. Updated: Mon 16 Mar 2026 09:59 CET Italy celebrates after a 8-6 victory against Puerto Rico on March 14th, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Alex Slitz \/ Getty Images via AFP). 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