WBC Glory or Hidden Curse? The Shocking Truth Behind MLB Stars’ Post-Tournament Performance Slumps
The 33-year-old Machado, a teammate of Tatis’s in the WBC as well as with the Padres, has also seen his 76.7 OPS+ way below his career average (123.2) because of a similar power outage. A year after hitting 27 homers and 33 doubles, he has just seven and five, respectively.

A positive for the Padres has been how Miller has used his strong work in the WBC to become the game’s most unhittable pitcher in 2026. After striking out 10 in four innings of WBC work, Miller has posted a microscopic 0.79 ERA and is 15 of 15 in save opportunities while ranking first among 374 MLB pitchers with 14+ innings in whiff+, strike+ and command+.



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