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MIAMI – A sixth champion will be crowned today as the United States battles Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic title game Tuesday, March 17 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. This game is available to watch on multiple streaming services.

In a 2-1 semifinal victory over the D.R. on Sunday evening at loanDepot Park, Team USA displayed a level of performance and verve that met the moment and set the stage for the team to win the WBC for the second time in three iterations of the tournament. The Americans will face the winner of Monday’s semifinal between Italy and Venezuela.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic final is upon us. Team USA punched its ticket Sunday night with a win over the Dominican Republic and will face Venezuela, which defeated Italy on Monday night. The U.S. and Venezuela are matching up in the WBC championship now on FOX.

The U.S. bullpen held off the Dominican Republic by a score of 2-1, with the game ending on a questionable called strike three.

Tournament speech rules were uniquely beneficial to the powerful.

“Unbeaten as expected, nobody laid a glove on the champions,” FIBA’s Team USA writeup read. “The debuts of Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers went smoothly and they certainly both brought added attention to the action in San Juan, the former as TISSOT MVP.

Mark DeRosa explained Mason Miller’s role in the United States’ World Baseball Classic loss after the closer did not appear in a pivotal late-game moment.