#wbc2026

TEAM VENEZUELA - WBC 2026 CHAMPIONS

For context: Venezuela is primarily a baseball country. Parents would do anything to be able to pay a baseball academy for their kids in hope of keeping them away from becoming a criminal or a gang member— those academies are not cheap.

Ronald Acuña Jr and Maikel García themselves are from a small fisher town. Aragua is so feared in other countries for "El Tren de Aragua", aka the infamous criminal organization, but it's also one of the states with most MLB players in the USA.

Baseball is just a big part of our culture. It is OUR sport. One of the things that unites us the most despite our political beliefs or social status. It's the opportunity that poor families bet on, because if one of their kids sign with a MLB team, they have the chance to get a better life.

Congratulations on Venezuela's win in the WBC (im 1 week late lol)