Venezuela's 3-2 win over Aaron Judge and the United States in the championship game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic drew a large television audience.

The dream team had a nightmare ending. And even Bryce Harper’s late-inning heroics were not enough. The United States rallied but lost 3-2 to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic championship game at loanDepot park,

For a moment Tuesday night, it appeared Bryce Harper might enter the pantheon of American sports heroes on an international stage. With the United States trailing Venezuela 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic championship game in Miami,

MIAMI (AP) — Aaron Judge walked slowly back and forth in the United States dugout Tuesday night while Venezuelan players shed tears and fell to their knees to celebrate the country's first World Baseball Classic title.

MIAMI -- Eugenio Suarez's double in the top of the ninth drove in the tiebreaking run that led Venezuela to its first-ever World Baseball Classic championship with a 3-2 win over the United States on Tuesday night.

Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday after defeating the United States 3-2 in the championship.

Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer to tie the game for the United States 2-2 against Venezuela.

See the latest updates and analysis of Team USA vs Venezuela in the 2026 World Baseball Classic final Tuesday night.