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Team USA has its opponent for the World Baseball Classic<\/a> (WBC) final on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Venezuela ended<\/a> Italy\u2019s magical WBC run on Monday night, coming from behind to defeat them, 4-2 at loanDepot park, earning a spot <\/strong>in the final against the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Italy was the surprise team of the tournament, taking down the U.S. in pool play before defeating Mexico to finish a perfect 4-0 in Pool B.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But that win over Mexico<\/a> also kept Team USA alive in the tournament, allowing them to advance to the quarterfinals, where they defeated Canada before earning a thrilling 2-1 semifinal victory over the Dominican Republic on Sunday night to punch their ticket back to the final.<\/p>\n

While it felt only right for the U.S. and Italy to meet once more to determine who would win it all before the start of the 2026 MLB<\/a> season, Venezuela had other things in mind during the bottom of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

Down 2-1 in the contest, Venezuela found themselves threatening with a potential two-out rally after Jackson Chourio, the Milwaukee Brewers\u2019 rising star, singled to center field, allowing Andres Gimenez to advance to third base.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr., the face of Venezuelan baseball, reached first on an infield single that allowed Gimenez to score, tying the game at two apiece. But the rally wasn\u2019t over just yet.<\/p>\n

The Venezuelans caught fire after Acu\u00f1a\u2019s single, as Maikel Garcia singled to left field, scoring Chourio, and Luis Arraez brought home Acu\u00f1a. With two outs, Venezuela seized all the momentum with a three-run seventh inning that made it 4-2.<\/p>\n

Italy had been clinging to the lead since the bottom of the second inning, when they made the most of a bases-loaded situation. J.J. D\u2019Orazio walked home a run, while Dante Nori grounded into a fielder\u2019s choice that scored another to give Italy a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Slugger Eugenio Suarez got Venezuela on the board in the top of the fourth inning with a solo home run to left-center field, cutting the deficit to one. But they weren\u2019t able to string together additional offense until that seventh inning.<\/p>\n

From there, Italy could never get a rally started, as Daniel Palencia eventually shut the door in the ninth inning, striking out the final two Italian hitters.<\/p>\n

As Venezuela celebrated, Italy hung their heads, but their story this month has been nothing short of incredible. Their espresso machine in the dugout \u2014 which captain Vinnie Pasquantino of the Kansas City Royals helped turn into a home run celebration \u2014 went viral as they continued to have success. The roster featured established MLB stars, top prospects and players with Italian heritage, earning praise from big leaguers throughout the past two weeks.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s Venezuela, ripe with top MLB talent, ready to take on Team USA and starter Nolan McLean, who Italy touched up in their pool play game, on Tuesday night to determine who holds the rights to call themselves the best baseball team in the world for at least the next three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Team USA and Venezuela will face each other at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/venezuela-comes-from-behind-beat-italy-earn-wbc-final-spot-vs-team-usa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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