U.S. falls short again in WBC final as Venezuela stuns star-studded roster

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

Other players from the Americans’ $320 million roster stood frozen for several minutes before finally leaving the field.

Team USA brought its most loaded roster ever to baseball’s premier international event, but the Americans lost their second straight WBC final after winning the championship in 2017.