Good morning, Mets fans! The World Baseball Classic has come and gone. Team Venezuela beat Team USA Tuesday night in a 3-2 thriller to win the championship. Bryce Harper hit a dramatic two-run homer to tie it in the eighth, but Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth to win it for Venezuela. Read our recap here. Focus now shifts back to the Mets, who play a game that counts eight...
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Team Venezuela is the 2026 World Baseball Classic champion. Venezuela struck first in the top of the third. After McLean gave up a single to Salvador Perez and a walk to Ronald Acuna Jr., a wild pitch allowed the runners to advance into scoring position. Maikel Garcia then took advantage and hit a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in a run and made it a 1-0 lead for Venezuela. McLean...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 • 8:00 PM LoanDepot Park • Miami, FL LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. RHP Nolan McLean FOX • FOX Deportes Another World Baseball Classic has reached its final, and Team USA has made an appearance for the third-straight tournament. They’ll be looking to beat Team Venezuela, which is making its first WBC finals appearance. Leading Team USA from the mound will be Mets...
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“I’ve been waiting my whole life for something like this.” You would expect those words from Nolan McLean in October, with the Mets in a playoff series and the stud rookie starter on the mound. But the moment that the 24-year-old has been waiting for has arrived on St. Patrick’s Day, in a Team USA uniform rather than a Mets orange and blue, as he gets the start tonight...
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The Mets took their penultimate trip of the spring down to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Tuesday to take on the Miami Marlins. Sean Manaea took the mound for his third start of the spring and it was his best one of the year. After giving up three runs on six hits and not making it out of the third inning on March 12, Manaea rebounded on Tuesday, throwing four perfect innings against the...
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