Venezuela hero Eugenio Suarez taps faith after shocking Team USA: 'All the glory is for the Lord Jesus'

Eugenio Suarez, the antheral who deed the game-winning RBI treble to assistance Venezuela implicit Team USA successful the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final, tapped into his religion during his post-game interview. 

"I mean, what tin I accidental astir this? It’s amazing. God is good, each the glory is for the Lord Jesus. He was with america the full time," Suarez told FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal aft being asked his emotions pursuing the 3-2 triumph implicit the U.S. 

"We person to glorify, enactment his sanction successful beforehand of everything. Nobody believed successful Venezuela, but present we [won] the title today. This is simply a solemnisation for each [of Venezuela]."

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Eugenio Suárez of Team Venezuela reacts aft hitting an RBI treble against Team United States during the ninth inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 17, 2026 successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Suárez shared his religion connected Monday nighttime aft Venezuela came from down to decision Italy, erstwhile helium deed a solo location run. But helium knew the occupation wasn’t finished with 1 much crippled near connected the docket earlier helium and his teammates — whom helium called a household — returned to their MLB  clubs.

It was a ascendant show by Venezuela astatine loanDepot parkland connected Tuesday night, a astonishing showing successful which Team USA was held to conscionable 2 hits and 4 full baserunners erstwhile Bryce Harper came to the sheet with 2 outs successful the bottommost of the eighth inning. 

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However, the crippled turned connected its head, arsenic Harper hammered an Andres Machado fastball implicit the center-field partition to necktie the crippled astatine 2 runs apiece. The momentum displacement was palpable, but Suarez recovered himself successful a large presumption to bring it backmost to the Venezuelan dugout. 

Eugenio Suárez of Team Venezuela celebrates arsenic helium rounds the bases aft hitting a solo location tally against Team Italy successful the 4th inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 16, 2026 successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

As Javier Sanoja stole 2nd base, Suárez didn’t miss a 3-2 changeup successful the bosom of the sheet from Garrett Whitlock, driving it to left-center tract for the game-winning hit.

He stood connected 2nd basal and instantly looked to the sky, which Rosenthal asked astir – what precisely did helium say? 

"I conscionable prayed astatine the time," Suarez said. "I pointed to my household retired determination – they were blessed for me. God is good, man. God is good."

Venezuela’s upset implicit Team USA, 1 of the astir stacked lineups the Stars and Stripes person fielded successful this tournament, marked the country’s first-ever WBC victory. It’s wherefore everyone, from players to coaches, was affectional successful solemnisation connected the tract aft the game. 

Eugenio Suárez of Team Venezuela reacts aft hitting an RBI treble against Team United States during the ninth inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 17, 2026 successful Miami, Florida. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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"The national – we are unneurotic the full time. We’re not conscionable teammates, we’re each family," Suarez added. "This squad is awesome – we are household here. That’s wherefore we play with passion, with emotion due to the fact that we consciousness that connected our jersey. We consciousness our state connected the beforehand of us. That’s wherefore this is simply a batch for america arsenic players, arsenic people, arsenic quality beings and arsenic a Venezuelan. Now, we are the champions."

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