Overview
- Team USA plays the Dominican Republic in Miami at 8 p.m. ET, with Paul Skenes opposing Luis Severino on FS1 and streaming on Fubo.
- Italy meets Venezuela on Monday for the other semifinal, and the championship game is Tuesday night at loanDepot Park.
- Venezuela beat defending champion Japan 8-5 in the quarterfinals, ending Japan’s 11-game WBC win streak and securing a 2028 Olympic berth.
- Wilyer Abreu’s go-ahead three‑run homer and standout work from Ezequiel Tovar and lefty Enmanuel De Jesus powered Venezuela’s comeback, with the bullpen closing six-plus scoreless frames.
- The event is drawing record interest, including a Fox Sports average of 3.17 million viewers for U.S. pool games and a combined pool-site attendance of 1.374 million, both tournament highs.