Team USA takes on Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final

Team USA volition look successful their 3rd consecutive World Baseball Classic last connected Tuesday nighttime against Venezuela, looking for their 2nd rubric successful the planetary tournament.

The U.S. is looking to avenge their 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Japan successful the 2023 World Baseball Classic last with a triumph implicit Venezuela astatine 8 p.m. ET astatine loanDepot Park successful Miami. The crippled volition beryllium broadcast connected Fox.

Venezuela rallied to bushed Italy 4-2 successful the semifinal connected Monday nighttime to acceptable up a last against the Americans. Tuesday’s crippled volition beryllium the first-ever World Baseball Classic title quality for the country.

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(Left) United States' Aaron Judge runs the bases aft hitting a two-run location tally during the 3rd inning of a World Baseball Classic crippled against Mexico successful Houston, Texas, connected March 9, 2026. (Right) Ronald Acuña Jr. (21) of Team Venezuela looks connected anterior to a World Baseball Classic Pool D crippled against Team Israel astatine loanDepot park, successful Miami, Florida, connected March 7, 2026. (Ashley Landis/AP Photo;Rich Storry/Getty Images)

The U.S. and Venezuela person defeated immoderate of the apical teams successful the tourney connected their travel to the title game.

The U.S., who lone reached the quarterfinal circular with the assistance of Team Italy, bushed Team Canada 5-3 connected Friday, continuing a caller inclination of United States victories implicit Canada from the Olympics and Paralympics successful hockey.

Team USA’s triumph implicit Canada acceptable up a highly anticipated matchup with the Dominican Republic. The U.S. sent Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes to the mound to instrumentality connected 1 of the astir vaunted lineups successful the tournament.

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Gunnar Henderson of Team USA rounds the bases aft hitting a solo location tally successful the 4th inning of the 2026 World Baseball Classic crippled betwixt Team USA and Team Dominican Republic astatine loanDepot parkland successful Miami, Florida, connected March 15, 2026. (Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos)

Skenes and the Team USA bullpen led the squad to a thrilling 2-1 win. Baltimore Orioles prima Gunnar Henderson and Boston Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony each deed a solo location tally successful the win.

Venezuela knocked retired Japan, the defending champion, successful the quarterfinals with an 8-5 victory. Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu deed an electrifying go-ahead three-run location tally successful the sixth inning to enactment Venezuela up 7-5, and they ne'er looked back.

Venezuela’s 4-2 comeback triumph implicit Italy began with Eugenio Suárez’s solo location tally successful the 4th inning, which chopped the pb to 2-1. Venezuela tied the crippled successful the seventh inning erstwhile Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. ran retired a groundball successful the shortstop hole, allowing Andres Giménez to score.

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The Venezuela squad celebrates aft defeating Italy astatine a World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled successful Miami, Florida, connected March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

One batter aft Acuña, Kansas City Royals prima Maikel García ripped a enactment thrust azygous into near field, scoring Jackson Chourio to springiness Venezuela a 3-2 lead.

Luis Arraez continued the rally erstwhile helium punched a looping enactment thrust into halfway tract to people Acuna, giving Venezuela a 4-2 pb they would not relinquish.

Team USA is starting New York Mets rookie Nolan McLean connected the mound, portion Venezuela is sending retired Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez for the rubric game.

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