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About Joseph Barry O'Fallon

Joseph Barry O'Fallon
Editor and contributor at World Baseball Network, working where the global game meets the media business. Coverage spans winter leagues (LIDOM, LVBP, LMP, Liga Roberto Clemente), Baseball United in India, the ever-rising Savannah Bananas, the CPBL, NPB, KBO, and the World Baseball Classic. Focused on stories, partnerships, and opportunities that grow World Baseball Network’s Baseball Without Borders mission.

Posts by Joseph Barry O'Fallon

MLB, Japan, WBC, WBSC

Shohei’s Father Toru Ohtani Wrote an Open Letter Every Baseball Dad Will Feel

Toru Ohtani’s letter to Shohei Ohtani is a rare portrait of fatherhood in sports — faith, worry, and love passed from one generation of ballplayers to the next.

  2 weeks ago
MLB, WBC

From Barquisimeto to the Dome: Andrés Giménez Was Built for This

Andrés Giménez has done it all — World Baseball Classic, Arizona Fall League, and now Game 7 in Toronto. He’s Venezuela’s proof the system works.

  2 weeks ago
MLB

On Halloween Night, a Dead Ball Keeps the Dodgers Alive in Game 6 of the World Series

A dead ball on Halloween night kept the Dodgers alive in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series—proof that sometimes baseball law beats luck.

  2 weeks ago
MLB

World Series Brilliance and Greasy Front-Row Marketing Distractions

Yamamoto’s complete game shines while a fake Colonel Sanders and viral Blue Jays fan turn the World Series front row into greasy marketing theater.

  3 weeks ago
MLB, Europe

“Ambassadeur Wemby”: Victor Wembanyama Is the Bridge France Baseball Needs

Victor Wembanyama could be the bridge baseball needs — turning MLB’s Paris dream into a lasting French connection before 2026 and 2028.

  3 weeks ago
MLB, Dominican Republic, WBSC, WBC

Toronto Blue Jays and the Greatest Paternity Plot in Baseball History

Joe Carter, Adam Sandler and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tie baseball, fatherhood and film into Toronto’s most cinematic World Series story yet.

  4 weeks ago
MLB

Did Shohei’s Three Big Home Runs Beat What Albert Pujols Gave St. Louis?

Shohei Ohtani’s Game 4 was historic — but Albert Pujols’ three-homer World Series night still defines what clutch baseball truly means.

  4 weeks ago
MLB, Dominican Republic, LIDOM, WBC

Albert Pujols & Plácido Polanco — Spiritual Selection, Biblical Connection

Albert Pujols & Plácido Polanco — from Cardinals roommates to Dominican WBC coaches. Faith, friendship & full-circle destiny meet in 2026.

  1 month ago
MLB, WBC

An Open Letter To All The Front Row Amys Out There

Front Row Amy keeps score. J Barry’s open letter celebrates Milwaukee’s muse, the Brew Crew’s global core, and a $2 WBC dream parlay.

  1 month ago
MLB, WBC

How to Watch Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and MLB Stars at Miami’s La Gente del Barrio Celebrity Softball Game and Home Run Derby

From Montreal Expos to Miami’s loanDepot Park, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads La Gente del Barrio’s Celebrity Softball Game & Home Run Derby on Dec. 6, 2025.

  1 month ago
Dominican Republic, MLB

Jorge Polanco Ends the Longest Sudden Death Game in MLB History With an RBI Single

Jorge Polanco (DR) ends MLB’s longest sudden-death game with a 15th-inning RBI single—his 8th clutch hit of 2025 for Seattle Mariners to defeat the Detroit Tigers 3-2

  1 month ago
MLB, Mexico, WBC, WBSC

Cat Power 🐾 Andrés Muñoz & Matilda – The Softest Heart in the Hardest Game

Seattle Mariner’s All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz rescues cats, saves games, and carries compassion from Los Mochis to the World Baseball Classic.

  1 month ago