Venezuela reaches first final tonight vs. USA

Plus: What's USA's pitching plan tonight?

Tuesday, March 17 View In Browser  TOP NEWS One game left! Venezuela, United States to meet in Classic final   Team USA is a win away from its second World Baseball Classic championship, but in its way is a determined Venezuelan team that pulled off two comeback victories to reach its first title game. We've got everything you need to know about the showdown (8 p.m. ET, FOX). Venezuela rallies past Italy to reach first Classic final Acuña making up for lost World Series in World Baseball Classic  Who's available -- and who's not -- out of Team USA 'pen in title game? Venezuela finds right pitching formula in semis, but final test looms large USA wins coin flip and will be home team in final vs. Venezuela Roman's monster Classic doesn't surprise his teammates in the slightest Run to Classic semifinals has huge impact across Italy  Ohtani back with Dodgers, likely to pitch before spring slate ends MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY HIGH-STEPPIN' INTO THE FINAL Ronald Acuña Jr. kept his legs churning through the bag on the infield single that sparked Venezuela's seventh-inning rally. STAFF PICKS The 'crazy hour' dance that has carried Venezuela through the Classic Pregame is a party in the Venezuelan dugout, where players form a circle and take turns moving to the center to dance to the beat of el tambor -- the drum played by pitcher Eduard Bazardo. The prospects with the most interesting Statcast data this spring As we look ahead to the Spring Breakout prospect showcase later this week, let's look at 14 phenoms who have already opened eyes in big league exhibition games.  More than just a Tiger cub Kevin McGonigle fits in: at the plate, on the field and in the clubhouse. Whether he fits into the Tigers' Opening Day roster is to be determined soon. The good thing is, you can never Max out of Muncy homers Max Muncy hit a home run during the fourth inning of a Spring Training game on Monday. Also, Max Muncy hit a home run during the fourth inning of a Spring Training game on Monday. Hmmmm ... He lost the ability to see out of one eye, but it didn't stop him Juan Sandoval reached Triple-A as a pitcher in a 10-year Minor League career -- despite being blind in his right eye. Now he's a big leaguer, as the assistant pitching coach for the Brewers.  MLB Network live from the championship game MLB Network is live from Miami before and after tonight's World Baseball Classic championship game. Join Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds, Dan Plesac and Chris Young on the field for highlights, interviews, news and more. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET and resumes following the final out. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 1 MIN 5 PHI 6 DET 13 TB 2 ATL 11 TOR 5 MIA 4 LAA 0 ATH 3 MIL 24 LAD 9 CIN 6 AZ 11 SF 1 SD 3 WSH 12 NYM 6 CWS 2 TEX 3 CHC 5 CLE 2 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.