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Venezuela’s historic run meets USA in WBC final

Season 2026 Episode 58 | 7m 06s

The United States takes on Venezuela in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. The Venezuela team is playing in a WBC final for the first time in their country’s history. Geoff Bennett discussed the tournament with Howard Bryant, author of multiple books, including most recently, “Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America."

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