Team Italy's famous coffee machine that supplied their post-home run espresso shots sold for $16,510 at MLB auctions. Okay, not literally, but do you remember when Team Italy went viral for taking ...

Old-time baseball players would be appalled. Italy’s dugout at the World Baseball Classic comes outfitted with an espresso machine. And it’s getting lots of attention. “We are kind of shocked, ...

Somewhere out there, someone just spent more than $16,000 on an espresso machine. Not a luxury model. Not some handcrafted Italian work of art. Just a simple, one-button coffee maker that happened to ...

The Lavazza espresso machine in the dugout isn’t the reason Team Italy dominated at the World Baseball Classic (at least I don’t think it is). But after the Italians toppled a stacked U.S. roster and ...

While Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic is full of American-born players, the group is trying to connect with Italy as much as possible. A way for teams to honor their home countries has been ...

Quatraro says he may consider an espresso machine if it brings three‑homer nights. Vinnie Pasquantino helped spark Italy and helped originate the homer espresso celebration. Tradition: homers earn a ...

The coffee might have played a part in fueling Team Italy to a 7-5 lead through five innings at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan. But Italy collapsed late as Chinese Taipei ...