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The United States will face the winner of Monday's semifinal between Italy and Venezuela in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic title game.
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World Baseball Classic odds: United States heads to finals, awaits winner of Italy-Venezuela
Odds for all non-eliminated teams to win the World Baseball Classic, which now enters semifinal play.
Julio Rodriguez makes catch of the World Baseball Classic by robbing Aaron Judge of massive home run
Julio Rodriguez took flight in the top of the fifth inning of the Dominican Republic's matchup with Team USA. The world took notice.
In the first inning of the Americans’ 5-3 win, Naylor extended his fist to Raleigh behind the plate, but he did not oblige his Mariners teammate with a bump.
They danced around the bases, pounded their chests, screamed and shouted, and by the end of the night Saturday, Venezuela had knocked off the World Baseball Classic giant. Team Venezuela, for the first time in 17 years,
Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals against unbeaten Italy.
A U.S. team that entered Tuesday's game 3-0 in pool play will be forced to await its fate for the knockout round, which is now out of its hands.