Venezuela beat a U.S. team filled with MLB superstars 3-2 in the final of the World Baseball Classic championship to claim its first title.

Eugenio Suárez flung his head back and looked up into the rafters. The sound bouncing off loanDepot park’s steel roof washed over the Venezuelan designated hitter as he held out his arms and motioned for more.

The Venezuelans defeated the United States 3-2 on Tuesday in Miami, capping off a tournament that showcased baseball at its best. Tears were flowing as soon as Venezuela closer Daniel Palencia’s fastball reached the glove of Salvador Perez for the final out.

Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s acting president, said that the victory symbolised the “passion, talent, and unity that define us as Venezuelans”

Venezuelan Daniel Palencia of the Chicago Cubs struck out two in a perfect bottom half of the ninth to get his third save of the WBC.

Venezuela defeated the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night. It was the country’s first championship in the international baseball tournament. Team USA was flat for most of the game,

It doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things that Team USA — the United States of America, as in the birthplace of baseball and the home to the highest-caliber league on the planet — lost one game against Team Venezuela.

President Donald Trump has responded to Venezuela beating the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic by calling for statehood.

Team Italy is making a pitching change. It will be Aaron Nola on the hill against Venezuela instead of Michael Lorenzen.