Eugenio Suarez, the man who hit the game-winning RBI double to lift Venezuela over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final, tapped into his faith during his post-game interview.

After logging his biggest hit of the tournament, pulling a changeup into the gap in left-center field, Eugenio Suarez glided into second base and raised his arms high in the air as his Venezuela teamm...

Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a 2-0 lead before a roaring pro-Latin America crowd.

The final out came at 99.7 mph, a fastball from Venezuelan closer Daniel Palencia that zipped past Roman Anthony’s bat and cracked into catcher Salvador Perez’s mitt.

Venezuela ⁠declared ⁠a national holiday ⁠on Wednesday following its first ​World Baseball Classic title, capped by a 3-2 ‌victory over the ‌United States at Miami’s LoanDepot ⁠Park ⁠on Tuesday.

There were thousands of Venezuelans at the game in Miami on Tuesday night.

Thanks to a three-run outburst in the seventh inning, Team Venezuela beat Italy 4-2 on Monday night, completing another come-from-behind victory en route to the title game. Before 2026, Venezuela had made it to the semifinals only twice in its WBC history -- and had never won.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic reaches its conclusion on Tuesday in Miami as tournament favorites USA take on a Venezuela team making its first appearance in this tournament's final.

After falling behind 2-0, Venezuela rallied with key hits from Eugenio Suárez, Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel García, and Luis Arráez to secure the comeback victory and advance to face the United States for...