Venezuela stuns USA, wins politically charged World Baseball crown

Venezuela scored a stunning 3-2 upset over the United States to capture the World Baseball Classic for the first time on Tuesday in a tense final played out against a backdrop of political tensions. Eugenio Suarez drove in the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to seal victory for Venezuela over a star-studded American line-up which had been hyped as a baseball “dream team.” Trailing for most of the game, the USA looked to have hauled themselves back into the contest when Bryce Harper blasted a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning. But Harper’s salvo proved […]... Keep on reading: Venezuela stuns USA, wins politically charged World Baseball crown