US EditionPablo Lopez relishes Venezuela’s WBC win: 'It means the world'
Lopez, recovering from Tommy John surgery, supported Venezuela’s historic World Baseball Classic win over the U.S., a victory that brings national pride to a country known for baseball.
- On Tuesday, Team Venezuela secured its first World Baseball Classic title by defeating the United States in Miami, with Pablo Lopez, a Twins pitcher, watching from a suite.
- Limited to spectating after suffering a season-ending elbow injury, Lopez had prepared all winter to pitch for Team Venezuela in the WBC but remained close to the team throughout.
- Before the tournament, Lopez and Twins legend Johan Santana discussed the Venezuelan pitching staff's identity, emphasizing a mindset where players felt free during games.
- "It's so important," Lopez said regarding the victory, noting the win represents what "baseball is what we're supposed to be good at" for Venezuelan fans.
- During the final, Lopez experienced flashbacks to three years ago when Philadelphia Phillie Trea Turner's grand slam turned Venezuela's lead into a deficit, prompting Lopez to think "Not again.
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Pablo Lopez relishes Venezuela’s WBC win: 'It means the world'
FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Bryce Harper launched a two-run home run in the eighth inning over the center field fence at loanDepot park on Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic final to bring the United States and Venezuela into a tie, Pablo Lopez was inside the Miami ballpark having flashbacks to three years prior. “The first thing you think is ‘Not again,’ because three years ago, it was another Philadelphia Phillie, Trea Turner, who took it…
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