GB lose final game at World Baseball Classic

BJ Murray Jr's single in the sixth inning helped Great Britain level the score against Mexico

Great Britain suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Mexico in their final game of the World Baseball Classic.

They are bottom of Pool C with one win and three defeats from four games.

But GB will move up a place to fourth, earning them automatic qualification for the 2026 WBC, if the USA beat Colombia on Thursday (02:00 GMT).

Great Britain, making their debut in the fifth edition of the tournament, impressed in a tense duel against Mexico, who stunned Pool C favourites USA in their last match.

After conceding a run in the bottom of the second inning, Britain levelled the score in the top of the sixth when a single from BJ Murray Jr allowed Chavez Young to scamper home from third base.

But Mexico, who will reach the quarter-finals with victory over Canada in their final group game, regained the lead in the next inning and held on to claim a second win from their three matches.

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