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2026 World Baseball Classic Champions:  TEAM VENEZUELA  1st Title     2026 World Baseball Classic MVP:  Maikel Garcia       2026 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team: Catcher:  Austin Wells 1st Base:  Luis Arraez 2nd Base:  Brice Turang 3rd Base:  Maikel Garcia Shortstop:  Ezequiel Tovar Outfielder:  Roman Anthony Outfielder:  Fernando Tatis Jr. Outfielder:  Dante Nori Designated Hitter:  Shohei Ohtani Pitcher:  Paul Skenes Pitcher:  Logan Webb Pitcher:  Aaron Nola   Final Standings: Rank Team Record R/9 RA/9 Diff. Champions   1.  Venezuela 6-1 6.05 3.00 +3.05 Runner-Up   2.  United States 5-2 6.49 3.43 +3.06 Eliminated in Semifinals   3.  Dominican Republic 5-1 9.68 2.16 +7.52 4.  Italy 5-1 7.41 3.50 +3.91 Eliminated in Quarterfinals   5.  Japan 4-1 8.78 3.56 +5.22 6.  Canada 3-2 4.91 3.00 +1.91 7.  Puerto Rico 3-2 4.23 3.00 +1.23 8.  South Korea 2-3 5.86 6.12 -0.26 3rd in Pool   9.  Mexico 2-2 7.71 4.50 +3.21 10.  Australia 2-2 3.34 3.09 +0.25 11.  Cuba 2-2 3.34 4.11 -0.77 12.  Israel 2-2 3.86 5.91 -2.05 4th in Pool 13.  Taiwan 2-2 5.18 5.63 -0.45 14.  Great Britain 1-3 3.86 6.62 -2.76 15.  Colombia 1-3 2.50 6.09 -3.59 16.  Netherlands 1-3 2.41 7.44 -5.03 5th in Pool (Relegated and Will Need to Requalify) 17.  Panama 1-3 2.68 3.44 -0.76 18.  Nicaragua 0-4 1.50 6.68 -5.18 19.  Czech Republic 0-4 1.32 10.97 -9.65 20.  Brazil 0-4 1.64 13.79 -12.15 R/9 - Runs Scored per 9 innings RA/9 - Runs Against per 9 innings

team   Men 60 mh: Christos – Panagiotis Roumtsios High jump: Antonis Merlos  Pole Vault: Emmanuel Karalis Long jump: Miltos Tentoglou  Triple jump: Andreas Pantazis    Women 60 m.: Rafaela Spanoudaki  Pentathlon: Anastasia Dragomirova 

March 17th Results   World Baseball Classic Final:    Venezuela 3-2  United States   Highlights:     Completed Bracket:

Venezuelan broadcast of the final out     Reaction from Caracas        

More changes, Retornaz is stepping down from the  national team and is being replaced by Spiller as skip. Pimpini is replacing Giovanella as lead, Giovanella is now the alternate

Congratulations  for their 3-0 victory in the 1966 World Cup Final, following an illegal pitch invasion by  fans.