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A touch of golden is hitting nan United States shot squad for nan World Baseball Classic (WBC).
As Team USA arrives astatine loanDepot Park later successful Miami, nan squad will beryllium decked retired successful game-worn USA Olympic lucky sweaters.
Team USA outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong connected pinch Olympic leader Jack Hughes, who scored nan extremity to springiness nan United States its first golden men's lucky badge since nan "Miracle connected Ice" squad successful 1980. Hughes past reached retired to his contacts astatine Fanatics Authentic, nan company’s memorabilia section and partner of some athletes, who hand-delivered nan jerseys to nan squad edifice successful Miami successful clip for tonight’s game.
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Roman Anthony of Team United States celebrates pinch teammates aft hitting a solo location tally against Team Dominican Republic during nan 4th inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 15, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Gene Wang - Capture At Media/Getty Images)
In total, 36 jerseys, covering players, managers and staff, were sent because nan squad wanted everyone wearing them.
After being worn successful nan Olympics and now by Team USA astatine nan WBC, fans and collectors will person a chance to ain a portion of 1 of nan astir unsocial crossovers successful American sports history erstwhile they are auctioned disconnected this summertime astatine nan 3rd yearly Fanatics Fest successful New York, arsenic good arsenic prime jerseys featured successful Fanatics Under Wraps NHL merchandise launching successful May, which offers fans a wide array of licensed sports memorabilia successful a enigma format.
The lucky squad won golden against Canada to get immoderate long-sought revenge. It was nan eighth clip nan U.S. and Canada played for Olympic gold, and nan only clip nan Americans had won anterior to past period was 1960. Canada had fixed nan United States gut punches successful caller memory, including nan 2002 golden badge crippled successful Salt Lake City, Sidney Crosby's aureate extremity successful 2010, a semifinal knockout successful 2014, and nan 4 Nations last successful 2025.
United States' Jack Hughes (86) poses pinch teammates aft a men's crystal lucky golden badge crippled betwixt Canada and nan United States astatine nan 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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But this year, nan U.S. has dominated Canada successful plentifulness of facets. Not only did nan men's lucky squad triumph golden complete Canada, but truthful did nan women's squad arsenic good arsenic nan men's Paralympic team. The shot squad besides defeated Canada successful nan WBC quarterfinals past week.
Team USA will look Venezuela connected FOX astatine 8 p.m. ET for nan title. It is nan 3rd consecutive title quality for nan U.S., which won successful 2017 but mislaid to Japan six years later. This twelvemonth marks Venezuela's first travel to nan championship, beating reigning champion Japan successful nan quarterfinal and past Italy successful Monday's semifinal.
Gunnar Henderson of Team United States celebrates pinch Aaron Judge aft hitting a solo location tally against Team Dominican Republic during nan 4th inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 15, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean will get nan commencement for nan Americans, while Eduardo Rodriguez of nan Arizona Diamondbacks will toed nan rubber for Venezuela.
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