A young man holds baseballs during a training session at a baseball school in the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

A man holds a baseball during a training session at a baseball school in the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela fans on a motorbike celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

A Venezuela fan waves a national flag from a car window as they celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela fans celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela fans celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela fans celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela fans celebrate their national baseball team's victory in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic against the United States team, in Caracas on March 17, 2026. Venezuela, where baseball is the national sport, capped off its dream tournament by defeating the favorite, the United States, on home soil, amid tense relations between the two governments following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in January. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)