Posted on 03/16/2026 8:00:18 PM PDT by fhayek
MIAMI -- It’s the country that gave us Miguel Cabrera’s Triple Crown, Luis Aparicio’s game-changing speed, Dave Concepción's Gold Glove defense and Jose Altuve’s October taters.
But for all the talent Venezuela has brought to MLB –- more players, in fact, than any foreign nation other than the Dominican Republic –- its importance to the sport had been underrepresented on the World Baseball Classic stage. The South American nation had not only never won the event but had never previously reached the finals.
Until now.
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Final is tomorrow, USA vs Venezuela.
The World Baseball Classic has been interesting to watch.
I have been surprised at how many countries have teams.
Solid pitching plus clutch hitting wins playoffs.
Need to see who starting pitchers are for tomorrow’s game.
Venezuela was solid vs Japan on Saturday. Beat them at their own game.
The Trump factor. He takes out the tyrant and they start winning.
Mets’ Carlos Mendoza has ‘mixed feelings’ about Nolan McLean’s start for USA in WBC final
Wednesday night at 8:00
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