MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Maikel Garcia #11 of Team Venezuela lifts the Most Valuable Player trophy following the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Most Valuable Player winner Maikel Garcia #11 of Team Venezuela poses with the trophy and teammates following the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Ronald Acuña Jr. #21 of Team Venezuela holds the Most Valuable Player trophy won by Maikel Garcia #11 following the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Fox Sports broadcaster Tom Verducci interviews Most Valuable Player Maikel Garcia #11 of Team Venezuela following the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Fox Sports broadcaster Tom Verducci interviews Most Valuable Player Maikel Garcia #11 of Team Venezuela and his translator following the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Manager Omar López #22 of Team Venezuela kisses his gold medal after the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Venezuelan fans celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

A Venezuelan fan reacts as she celebrates her national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)