USA host Venezuela in WBC championship game Political tensions underlie final at LoanDepot Park Drop David a line on Bluesky or by email Hello and welcome to our rolling, live coverage of the World Baseball Classic final between the United States of America and Venezuela. If it feels like it was just a few days ago that the tournament began, that’s because it was. It’s a short, compact schedule – this will be the 47th game played in just 13 days. This will be the first time these nations face-off at the WBC, but they did meet back in January in Caracas when the visiting US left pulled off a stunning surprise victory that included the removal of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. That initial confrontation means this game takes on even higher stakes as the underdog South Americans bid to avenge their military defeat and take their first WBC title. Continue reading...