Overview
- Venezuela beat the United States 3-2 for the World Baseball Classic title, with Eugenio Suárez’s ninth-inning double driving in the winning run after a leadoff walk by Luis Arraez.
- Giants reliever Jose Butto protected Venezuela’s lead with a scoreless sixth inning in the championship game.
- Luis Arraez and Butto returned to Scottsdale elated yet exhausted after an overnight celebration in Miami.
- Less than two days after the final, Logan Webb allowed six runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings against the Rockies in his last Cactus League outing.
- After allowing one earned run over 8 2/3 WBC innings to earn All-WBC honors, Webb is set to face the Yankees on Opening Night and said Team USA “cared the most.”