Overview
- Venezuela beat the United States 3–2 in Miami to secure its first World Baseball Classic championship, with Eugenio Suárez driving in the winning run.
- Acting president Delcy Rodriguez announced a national day of jubilation for Wednesday following the victory.
- Large crowds in Caracas celebrated with flags, drums and car caravans after the final out.
- President Trump referenced Venezuela becoming a “51st state” after the semifinal and reiterated the statehood message on Truth following the final.
- The tournament played out against recent U.S.–Venezuela tensions, including January’s operation that took Nicolás Maduro and his wife to the United States and a subsequent restoration of diplomatic ties under Rodriguez.