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The United States fell successful nan World Baseball Classic successful a thriller connected Tuesday nighttime successful Miami, while their All-Star person kept a spot lukewarm successful nan bullpen.
Mason Miller did not participate nan title crippled against Venezuela aft getting saves against Canada and nan Dominican Republic successful nan quarterfinals and semifinals connected Friday and Sunday, respectively.
After Bryce Harper homered successful nan bottommost of nan eighth to necktie nan crippled astatine two, it prompted a cleanable script for a person to participate nan crippled successful nan ninth, arsenic typically, closers transportation successful necktie games arsenic nan location squad successful nan apical of nan ninth.
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Mason Miller of Team USA shakes hands pinch Manager Mark DeRosa aft receiving this metallic badge aft nan 2026 World Baseball Classic Championship crippled presented by Capital One betwixt Team Venezuela and Team USA astatine loanDepot Park connected Tuesday, March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Instead, Mark DeRosa opted for Boston Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock, who gave up nan winning run.
DeRosa, who said earlier nan crippled Miller was available, revealed that Miller's readiness was only nether 1 condition.
"Honoring nan [San Diego] Padres," DeRosa said, hinting that nan Padres told DeRosa that Miller could only beryllium utilized successful a prevention situation. "Had we taken nan lead, he was coming in, but I wasn’t going to bring him successful into a necktie game."
Mason Miller of Team United States pitches successful nan ninth inning against Team Dominican Republic during nan ninth inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 15, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Gene Wang/Capture At Media/Getty Images)
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Of course, a prevention business was ne'er going to hap erstwhile nan United States entered nan ninth inning without a lead. Thus, Miller yet was ne'er made available.
Contrary to apparently celebrated belief, nan United States was not nan only squad successful nan WBC to abide by restrictions group retired by MLB clubs. The FOX broadcast mentioned really Venezuela head Omar Lopez was connected nan telephone pinch MLB squad officials nan greeting of nan title astir regulations for circumstantial pitchers.
For example, nan Detroit Tigers would not let reliever Enmanuel De Jesus to transportation nether immoderate circumstances connected Tuesday, while nan Chicago Cubs said person Daniel Palencia, for illustration Miller, was only allowed to transportation successful a prevention situation.
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)
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There was pregame speculation that New York Yankees closer David Bednar was wholly unavailable for Team USA connected Tuesday aft besides pitching Friday and Sunday.
Eugenio Suarez's RBI double gave Venezuela its first World Baseball Classic title successful nan short history of nan event, which began successful 2006. For nan U.S., it was its 2nd consecutive nonaccomplishment successful nan title crippled aft winning it each successful 2017.
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