Venezuela has beaten Team USA to claim the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time in a thrilling final.
The 3-2 result in Miami on Tuesday stunned the star-studded US team, who had hoped to emerge triumphant after losing the final in 2023.
“Nobody believed in Venezuela but now we win the championship today,” Eugenio Suárez, Venezuela’s third baseman, said.
“This is a celebration for all the Venezuelan country,” he added.
