World Baseball Classic: Venezuela Beats Japan in Nail-biting Back-and-forth Q’final (UPDATE)

The Japan News
13:38 JST,
March 15, 2026
Wilyer Abreu’s pivotal 3-run homerun off a pitch from Hiromi Itoh propelled Venezuela past Japan and toward an 8-5 victory in a closely contested World Baseball Classic quarterfinal in Miami on Saturday.
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