U23 Baseball World Cup: Venezuela qualified undefeated to the final

Published at: 13/11/2026 09:14 PM

The Venezuelan baseball team qualified for the final of the U23 World Cup, after beating Puerto Rico 8-7 in the second match of the Super Round and sixth of the tournament.

Venezuela came from the bottom to turn the tables and get its sixth consecutive win, the closest of all.

Joan Delgado sent her to the center field wall with the bases full and one out in the eighth inning, to tow Diego González with the race that left Puerto Rico on the field.

Venezuela seemed to take control of the game twice, with four in the first inning setting the score 4-1 with RBIs from Jhonfrank Salazar, Giovanni Rivero and Diego González.

With the score tied at four in the fifth, Venezue came out on top with three more: two driven by Brailyn Chourio and another by Jesús Castillo; however, Puerto Rico tied with its own rally of three in the sixth.

Venezuela showed its two best faces in extra innings: first in the high of the eighth, with runners in first and second, a touch of sacrifice that became out in third. The next batsman connected the line to the glove of the forerunner who completed the double kill in the second.

The defensive momentum allowed Venezuela to liquidate the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, with one out and full bases, Joan Delgado took it deep into center field, to boost the winning one.

Venezuela expects a rival at the end of next Sunday, November 15, a match in which it will seek to be crowned world champion in the category.

Mazo News Team