Morning Briefing: WBC Officially Over

Good morning, Mets fans!

The World Baseball Classic has come and gone.

Team Venezuela beat Team USA Tuesday night in a 3-2 thriller to win the championship. Bryce Harper hit a dramatic two-run homer to tie it in the eighth, but Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth to win it for Venezuela. Read our recap here.

Focus now shifts back to the Mets, who play a game that counts eight days from now.

In the meantime, read about the Mets’ 5-5 tie with the Marlins from Tuesday.