World Baseball Classic fans react to Team Mexico defeating Team Puerto Rico in quarter finals: "What a game!" "Lindor not clutch once again"

Team Mexico has defeated Team Puerto Rico by a score of 5-4 to eliminate them from the World Baseball Classic. In one of the best games of the tournament so far, Team Mexico rallied from a four-run deficit, scoring five unanswered runs and securing the win.

Other than their explosion of offense in the first inning, Team Puerto Rico was held scoreless, a credit to the pitching and defense of Team Mexico. This is the first time in the history of the international tournament that Team Mexico is advancing to the semifinals, and fans around the world are celebrating.

The World Baseball Classic's official account shared the final score of the electric game to Twitter.

Team Puerto Rico were playing with a lot of emotion after Edwin Diaz's catastrophic injury in the previous game. The New York Mets star was unable to play for them, but his presence was felt. It undoubtedly played a part in their explosive start. Team Mexico's resilience and ability to weather the early storm is incredibly impressive.

Having new teams such as Team Mexico in the semifinals will go a long way towards growing the World Baseball Classic. Which will in turn help grow the game of baseball. Bringing in new fans and introducing the sport to new markets is the ultimate goal of the tournament. Having so many MLB stars playing in each game is a huge boost towards that goal.

Team Mexico has a tall task waiting for them in the next round, in the form of Team Japan. Team Japan has been dominant all tournament long, led by superstar Shohei Ohtani and emerging star Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox. But for right now, fans are simply enjoying this monumental win.

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Despite this high-profile, come from behind win from Team Mexico, reigning champions Team USA are still the most likely to win. Team Japan are likely a very close second, with that matchup being the final game.

However, this game proved that nothing is final until the last out is recorded. Upsets happening is nothing new to baseball and now that we are down to single elimination games, every team has a chance. If Team Mexico is able to pull off yet another upset, this amazing run will go down as one of the best ever.