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Several members of Team USA didn't look to want thing to do pinch a second-place decorativeness successful nan 2026 World Baseball Classic.
The United States squad was fixed metallic medals aft falling to Venezuela, 3-2, successful nan WBC last connected Tuesday successful Miami. However, soon aft receiving them from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, respective players stripped them off.
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Kyle Schwarber of Team United States reacts aft receiving a metallic badge pursuing nan 3-2 conclusion against Team Venezuela astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Mason Miller could hardly hold to return his badge off, doing truthful earlier he moreover shared an clasp pinch head Mark DeRosa. Kyle Schwarber waited a spot longer, taking it disconnected conscionable arsenic he sewage to nan steps of his dugout.
Logan Webb and Garrett Whitlock were besides captured pinch their medals successful their hands, alternatively than astir their necks.
This was Miller's WBC debut, while Schwarber was connected nan squad that mislaid successful nan 2023 last to Japan, besides successful Miami.
Eduardo Rodriguez, nan soon-to-be 33-year-old Venezuelan left-hander, had thrown to a 5.02 ERA complete nan past 2 seasons pinch nan Arizona Diamondbacks, but you wouldn’t deliberation truthful , nan measurement he was surviving connected nan corners and keeping Team USA disconnected equilibrium passim his 4.1-inning start. Team USA's discourtesy continued to get blanked until nan eighth inning, erstwhile Bryce Harper tied nan crippled pinch a two-out, two-run homer.
Logan Webb of Team United States reacts aft receiving a metallic badge pursuing nan 3-2 conclusion against Team Venezuela astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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But Venezuela didn't skip a hit successful nan apical of nan ninth inning, arsenic Garrett Whitlock, who had been awesome successful a high-leverage domiciled earlier successful nan tournament, didn't look for illustration his accustomed self. He issued a locomotion to commencement nan inning, and aft Venezuela's pinch-runner, Javier Sanoja, stole 2nd base, Eugenio Suarez smashed a changeup to left-center section for a go-ahead double to retake nan lead.
Daniel Palencia sewage nan telephone successful nan bottommost of nan ninth for Venezuela aft closing retired Italy, and nan Chicago Cubs agreed this would beryllium nan only infinitesimal he could propulsion again.
He made nan champion of nan opportunity, striking retired Kyle Schwarber, getting Gunnar Henderson to popular up to Maikel Garcia, and striking retired Roman Anthony to seal an affectional triumph for Venezuela.
Mason Miller of Team USA shakes hands pinch Manager Mark DeRosa aft receiving his 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)
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Venezuela won 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.
Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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