For the first time ever, Venezuela is the World Baseball Classic champion.
Venezuela survived a U.S. comeback to win 3-2 in Tuesday’s WBC final at loanDepot Park. Bryce Harper tied the game with a home run in the eighth inning, but Eugenio Suárez answered with a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth that plated the tournament-winning run. Closer Daniel Palencia then set the Americans down in order, striking out Roman Anthony to start the celebration in Caracas and beyond.