Several Team USA players quickly removed their silver medals after their loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami.

Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth.

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Venezuelan bond prices rose on Wednesday after the United States issued a general license broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with state oil company PDVSA.

President Donald Trump has said "good things are happening to Venezuela lately" after the country beat Italy in the World Baseball Classic tournament.

We've got you covered with predictions, live updates and takeaways from the second semifinal in Miami.

See how the Americans moved on to the WBC finals. The final four at the 2026 World Baseball Classic got underway with a thrilling United States victory against the Dominican Republic on Sunday. The Dominican Republic had won two of three meetings against Team USA in WBC history.

Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals against unbeaten Italy.

Michael Lorenzen will start for Italy and Keider Montero for Venezuela when the teams meet Monday night in a World Baseball Classic semifinal