Venezuela fans bring the noise in MiamiAP, MIAMIPablo Cuerta was watching batting practice before the US-Venezuela championship game at the World Baseball Classic, when the realization hit him — he could not lose. His hat: the Venezuelan team cap. As they have throughout the WBC, Venezuelan fans showed up in a big way to see their team in Miami; all seven of Venezuela’s games at the WBC were played inside the Miami Marlins’ ballpark. Venezuelan fans celebrate their national baseball team’s victory over the US in the World Baseball Classic final in Caracas on Tuesday. Thirty human beings today are going to unite Venezuela through a baseball game.”

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2026 17:14 UTC