Ronald Acuña Jr. starts the game with a bang for Venezuela by smoking a 108 MPH single up the middle on the first pitch. Nolan McLean quickly gets things under control, however, when he induces a double-play ball from Maikel Garcia on a sweeper. Luis Arraez flies out for the third out, and McLean is through the first.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic final should be a game for the history books. Follow along live as Team USA faces Venezuela for the right to call themselves WBC champions.

The Shohei Ohtani-led Japan squad attempts to punch their ticket to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.