United States second baseman Brice Turang (13) is late with the tag as Venezuela Javier Sanoja steals second base during the ninth inning in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
As the World Baseball Classic tournament moved ahead, Venezuela overcame Italy 4-2 and the United States bested the Dominican Republic 2-1 in the semifinals. The teams will face each other in the final Tuesday in Miami.
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Venezuela catcher Salvador Perez celebrates after receiving his goal medal after defeating the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)United States pitcher Tyler Rogers walks the pitchers mound during the ninth inning in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Venezuela celebrates after defeating the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Venezuela enters the field at the start of the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against the United States, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Venezuela pitcher Daniel Palencia, left, celebrates after the team defeated the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Venezuela Maikel Garcia reacts to first base coach Gerardo Parra (8) after getting on the base during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Italy, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Venezuela designated hitter Eugenio Suárez gestures after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Italy, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Venezuela Jackson Chourio (1) scores during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Italy, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Italy pitcher Michael Lorenzen aims a pitch during the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Venezuela, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The Venezuela team celebrates after defeating Italy at a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)United States’ Gunnar Henderson gestures to his teammates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Dominican Republic Geraldo Perdomo reacts after striking out at the end of the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against the United States, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Italy shortstop Thomas Saggese, right, stops a grounder hit for a single by Puerto Rico’s Nolan Arenado as Italy’s Andrew Fischer (11) watches during the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Members of team Italy celebrate a victory over Puerto Rico in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)Japan’s Shohei Ohtani reacts after fly out during the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Japan, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Venezuela team celebrate their victory over Japan after a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)United States right fielder Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with teammates Brice Turang, left, and Byron Buxton, center, after their win over Canada in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Dominican Republic’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives past South Korea catcher Park Dong-won to score on a double by Junior Caminero during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Dominican Republic’s Austin Wells (28) gets doused as he celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run home run to end the game early in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against South Korea, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Canada outfielder Denzel Clarke catches a fly hit by United States first baseman Bryce Harper (24) during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)United States third baseman Alex Bregman (2) is safe at first base as Canada first baseman Josh Naylor, left, reaches for a wild throw during the third inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Dominican Republic’s Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Venezuela, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Italy first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino hits a home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Mexico, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)South Korea players take a selfie as they celebrate after defeating Australia in their World Baseball Classic game on Monday, March 9, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Britain’s Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, is tagged out while trying to steal second base by Brazil shortstop Vitor Ito, left, during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Mexico’s Julian Ornelas celebrates after hitting a walk off home run during the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Brazil, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Mexico’s Jonathan Aranda scores ahead of a tag by Brazil catcher Gabriel Carmo during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Taiwan’s Wu Nien-ting slides into the first base as South Korea’s Shay Whitcomb prepares to catch the ball during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic game between South Korea and Taiwan on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Taiwan’s Cheng Tsung-che celebrates his home run during the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game between South Korea and Taiwan on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)United States’ Gunnar Henderson celebrates after a two-run double during the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Britain, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Japan’s Shohei Ohtani reacts after a foul ball during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Japan and South Korea on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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