{"id":2581416,"date":"2026-03-18T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-usas-heartbreaking-loss-in-world-baseball-classic-final-leads-to-jesus-being-praised-on-national-tv\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:30:20","slug":"team-usas-heartbreaking-loss-in-world-baseball-classic-final-leads-to-jesus-being-praised-on-national-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-usas-heartbreaking-loss-in-world-baseball-classic-final-leads-to-jesus-being-praised-on-national-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA&#8217;s Heartbreaking Loss in World Baseball Classic Final Leads to Jesus Being Praised on National TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteam-usas-heartbreaking-loss-in-world-baseball-classic-final-leads-to-jesus-being-praised-on-national-tv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the World Baseball Classic final in Miami, Venezuela defeated Team USA 3-2 after Eugenio Su\u00e1rez delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth, sealing the championship for Venezuela. Earlier, USA\u2019s Bryce Harper tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, sparking a wild celebration at the stadium, but Su\u00e1rez answered for Venezuela to put them back in front. After the game, Su\u00e1rez repeatedly praised Jesus, saying \u201cGod is good\u201d and giving glory to his faith, while dedicating the moment to his family. The piece frames Su\u00e1rez\u2019s performance as a meaningful testament to his Christian faith, even as it acknowledged the heartbreak for American fans. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-calls-on-ap-to-change-capitalization-rule-on-races\/\" title=\"Elon Musk calls on AP to change capitalization rule on races\">includes social media reactions<\/a> and highlights the emotional impact of the game beyond the final score.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Team USA came so close to winning the World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>But after the game, and Team Venezuela&rsquo;s victory, something much better than a championship occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to FOX Sports&rsquo; Ken Rosenthal during the on-field celebration, designated hitter Eugenio Suarez, who hit a go-ahead, top-of-the-ninth RBI double for the freshly-crowned WBC champion Venezuela, repeatedly and joyously praised Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What can I say about this?&rdquo; Suarez told Rosenthal in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing. God is good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As he spoke, Suarez grew more animated.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the glory is for Lord Jesus,&rdquo; the hero of the game continued. &ldquo;He was with us the whole time. We have to glorify, put His name in front of everthing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Rosenthal asked Suarez to recall his thoughts while standing on second base after the double.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just pray all the time,&rdquo; Suarez replied. &ldquo;Pointing to my family out there. They was happy for me. God is good, man. God is good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;NOBODY BELIEVED IN VENEZUELA BUT NOW WE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to how much this means to Eugenio Su&aacute;rez during his interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal?\">@Ken_Rosenthal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mAlb8Rjg94\">pic.twitter.com\/mAlb8Rjg94<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/2034104988213956951?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With a runner on second base and no outs, Suarez hammered a 3-2 pitch into the left-centerfield gap to score the go<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-roundup-phils-alex-bohm-homers-twice-zack-wheeler-blanks-cards\/\" title=\"MLB roundup: Phils\u2019 Alex Bohm homers twice, Zack Wheeler blanks Cards\">-ahead run<\/a>. Venezuela then held on for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/world-baseball-classic\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401845801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-2 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">EUGENIO SU&Aacute;REZ PUTS TEAM VENEZUELA AHEAD IN THE 9TH! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtpLdYII5f\">pic.twitter.com\/LtpLdYII5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCBaseball\/status\/2034096877625286688?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for U.S. baseball fans, Suarez&rsquo;s heroics spoiled an electric moment for the Americans.<\/p>\n<p>With two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the eighth inning, Team USA first baseman Bryce Harper launched a game-tying two-run home run to center field.<\/p>\n<p>A packed stadium of more than 36,000 fans at Miami&rsquo;s loanDepot park erupted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BRYCE HARPER TIES THE GAME FOR TEAM USA! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zRVBaURBTm\">pic.twitter.com\/zRVBaURBTm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCBaseball\/status\/2034093759357472909?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the 34-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suareeu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suarez<\/a>, set to embark upon his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >13th major-league season<\/a>, this time as the starting third baseman for one of his former teams, the Cincinnati Reds, put Venezuela back in front for good.<\/p>\n<p>It was a heartbreaker for many Americans, of course, who would have loved a different result. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mark-wahlberg-gets-honest-prayer-armor-god-relationship-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> knows what we need far better than we do ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>And He gave it to us in the form of Suarez&rsquo;s joyous testament to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-story-irish-christianity-saved-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> faith.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In the on-field celebration, Eugenio Su\u00e1rez-who delivered the go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth for the champions-repeatedly praised Jesus. He told FOX Sports\u2019 Ken Rosenthal, in a clip shared on X, that it\u2019s amazing and that God is good, his emotions rising as he spoke.<\/p>\n<p>Su\u00e1rez emphasized that all glory belongs to the Lord Jesus and that He was with them the whole time, saying they must exalt His name above all else. When Rosenthal asked about his thoughts on the moment while standing on second base after the double, Su\u00e1rez replied that he prays constantly, pointed to his family who were there cheering, and again said that God is good. He acknowledged that few believed Venezuela could win, but now they had.<\/p>\n<p>With a runner on second and no outs in the ninth, Su\u00e1rez hit a 3-2 pitch into the left-center gap for the go-ahead run, and Venezuela held on to win 3-2. For many American fans, it was a heartbreak-especially after Bryce Harper tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to spark a roaring crowd of more than 36,000 at loanDepot park in Miami. Su\u00e1rez, a 34-year-old entering his 13th MLB season and the starting third baseman for one of his former teams, the Reds, gave Venezuela the lead for good. While the outcome disappointed many Americans, Su\u00e1rez framed the moment as something larger-a visible affirmation of his Christian faith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2581417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wbc-for-march-18-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[15360,10248,76093,76092,76091],"class_list":["post-2581416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-baseball","tag-religion","tag-sportsdrama","tag-teamusa","tag-worldbaseballclassic"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wbc-for-march-18-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581416"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581420,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581416\/revisions\/2581420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}