Baseball: Laird in line for WBC with Mexico

Brandon Laird is congratulated by teammates after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of the Nippon Ham Fighters' Japan Series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 29, 2016. Mexico's World Baseball Classic manager Edgar Gonzalez said on Dec. 6 that Laird has agreed to play in the 2017 WBC for Mexico. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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