{"id":112053,"date":"2026-03-08T04:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/venezuela-debuts-with-victory-against-the-netherlands-in-the-world-baseball-classic-3\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T04:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:59:23","slug":"venezuela-debuts-with-victory-against-the-netherlands-in-the-world-baseball-classic-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/venezuela-debuts-with-victory-against-the-netherlands-in-the-world-baseball-classic-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Debuts with Victory against the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venezuela Debuts with Victory in the 2026 World Baseball Classic<\/h2>\n\n\nMIAMI &#8211; The Venezuelan Baseball Team began its participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic with a solid victory, defeating the Netherlands Team with a score of 6-2 in the first match of Group D, held at loanDepot park.\n\nThe Venezuelan team cemented their triumph thanks to a four-run rally in the fifth inning, a crucial moment that defined the course of the game.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding Vinotinto Offensive<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Venezuelan offense shone, driven by the performances of Luis Arr\u00e1ez and Willson Contreras, who each contributed two runs. Javier Sanoja also had an outstanding performance, hitting a solo home run that ignited the attack.\n\nVenezuela took the lead from the start, when Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. hit a double in the first inning and later scored thanks to a single by Arr\u00e1ez against the starting pitcher of the Netherlands, Antwone Kelly.\n\nNetherlands responded in the second episode, tying the game with a run driven in by Druw Jones, allowing Hendrik Clementina to score. However, Venezuela quickly regained control of the game, extending their lead in the fifth inning.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ranger Su\u00e1rez Leads the Pitching<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the mound, the left-handed Ranger Su\u00e1rez led the Venezuelan pitching work. The bullpen maintained control of the game, securing the victory for the team led by Omar L\u00f3pez in the tournament.\n\nWith this victory, Venezuela starts off on the right foot in a competitive group that also includes the Dominican Republic, Israel, and Nicaragua.\n\nThe next challenge for Venezuela will be against Israel, while the Netherlands will seek its first victory facing Nicaragua.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela Debuts with Victory in the 2026 World Baseball Classic MIAMI &#8211; The Venezuelan Baseball Team began its participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic with a solid victory, defeating the Netherlands Team with a score of 6-2 in the first match of Group D, held at loanDepot park. The Venezuelan team cemented their triumph [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,2182,216,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-112053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nationals","7":"tag-baseball","8":"tag-venezuela","9":"tag-victory","10":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}