Overview
- Eugenio Suárez's go-ahead double in the ninth scored pinch-runner Javier Sanoja after Luis Arráez drew a walk and stole second.
- Daniel Palencia closed with a perfect bottom of the ninth, striking out Roman Anthony to seal the title for his third save of the tournament.
- Starter Eduardo Rodríguez allowed one hit over 4 1/3 innings before a stingy bullpen finished a three-hitter, with Maikel García’s sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s 414-foot homer building a 2-0 lead.
- Bryce Harper’s two-run blast with two outs in the eighth tied the game, but Team USA mustered only three hits and dropped a second straight WBC final.
- A sellout crowd of 36,190 at loanDepot Park leaned heavily toward Venezuela, and Maikel García was named tournament MVP.