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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs contributor Kiri Oler wrap up the World Baseball Classic, covering Venezuela&#8217;s triumph, Team USA&#8217;s slump and vibes, and the overall success of the tournament, plus thoughts on Mark DeRosa&#8217;s managing and Team USA&#8217;s future, the semifinal matchups, the bad calls against the Dominican Republic, the challenge system and pitches that are &#8220;too close to take,&#8221; the WBC vs. the World Series, when the next WBC should be, and much more.
Audio&nbsp;intro: El Warren, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ndTWsOUXceUIb7RGqCtQChfListDI3GP/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme 2</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://defector.com/viva-venezuela-a-champion-at-last" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Defector on Venezuela</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48236412/wbc-2026-final-usa-venezuela-bryce-harper-beauty-baseball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper on the outcome</a>
<a href="https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/freedom-for-what" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Posnanski on Team USA</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-baseball-classic-midseason-78b9bad76a22b79720c92a77340d13c8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Manfred on WBC timing</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/usa-dominican-republic-set-for-record-breaking-world-baseball-classic-matchup" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to data on US-DR game</a>
<a href="https://x.com/jacklambert__/status/2033585203961270318" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to data on Perdomo take</a>
<a href="https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/2030337344918987150" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper on the Olympics</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123241/2026/03/17/nolan-mclean-world-baseball-classic-finale-mets/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McLean start story</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=fangraphsdc&stats=sta&pos=all&team=&players=0&lg=&z=1773722488&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=standard&fantasypreset=dashboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to top SP projections</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sandwichpick.bsky.social/post/3mh4ul5a7f22f" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to USA anthem answers</a>
<a href="https://bskyx.app/profile/jenramose.online/post/3mh4uazh7ms22" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to DeRosa on SEAL speaker</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/418079854978872/?multi_permalinks=26174054712288033" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fox Rogers mix-up</a>
<a href="https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/world-baseball-classic/mariners-dr-star-julio-rodriguez-id-rather-win-wbc-than-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Julio&#8217;s WBC quote</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wbc-us-dominican-522c2d881f9834a5fc98e4dcd29359ea" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge&#8217;s WBC quote</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kik-hern-ndez-explains-why-015655515.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hernández&#8217;s WBC quote</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/2034043748322332707" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeter on the WBC</a>
<a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/mlb/mlb-teams-pressure-wbc-managers-to-be-careful-with-pitchers-venezuela-pushed-back" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to DeRosa/López relievers story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7124555/2026/03/17/miami-world-baseball-classic-permanent-home/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to next WBC timing</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2023/03/22/mlb/world-baseball-classic-2023-final-shohei-ohtani-mike-trout" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on more WBCs</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7127627/2026/03/18/mark-derosa-team-usa-return/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story on DeRosa&#8217;s future</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-seahawks-convert-wild-two-point-conversion-as-zach-charbonnet-picks-up-backward-pass-fumble/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Charbonnet play</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2019/07/26/mlb/mid-plate-appearance-pitcher-change-john-cohen-mississippi-state-kentucky" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on &#8220;Strategy&#8221;</a>

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