World Baseball Classic final attracted historic viewership with over 10M watching on FOX

Venezuela defeated Team USA, 3-2, successful the World Baseball Classic (WBC) last Tuesday, and the crippled was historical successful much ways than one.

Venezuela won its first-ever WBC title, and players flooded the tract with emotion and pridefulness arsenic they celebrated the thrilling victory. 

History was besides made during the telecast erstwhile 10,784,000 viewers watched the last connected FOX and FOX Deportes. 

It became the most-watched WBC telecast of each time. 

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Fox Sports broadcaster Tom Verducci interviews MVP Maikel Garcia of Venezuela and his translator aft a 3-2 triumph against the United States astatine loanDepot Park March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Fla. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

The telecast averaged 10,228,000 viewers, portion hitting its highest astatine 12,148,000 from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET connected FOX. 

This fig was up 128% from the Team USA-Japan WBC last connected FS1 during the 2023 tournament, erstwhile Shohei Ohtani struck retired Mike Trout to seal a 3rd WBC triumph for his country. 

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While this crippled had each the thrills, the WBC turned retired to beryllium an breathtaking tourney from the precise commencement with excavation play. 

Whether it was feel-good stories similar Ondřej Satoria's lasting ovation from Japanese fans astatine the Tokyo Dome during his last outing for Czechia oregon Italy’s espresso instrumentality location tally celebration, viewers from each implicit were tuning successful to ticker magic hap connected the diamond.  

Fox Sports broadcaster Tom Verducci interviews manager Omar López Team Venezuela aft a 3-2 triumph against the United States astatine loanDepot parkland March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Fla.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

The tourney averaged 1,294,000 viewers crossed FOX, FS1 and FS2, making it the most-watched WBC successful its 20-year past connected English connection networks. 

It looked similar Venezuela was going to unopen retired Team USA, which had conscionable 2 hits and 4 basal runners successful the bottommost of the eighth inning erstwhile Bryce Harper walked to the plate. 

The crippled turned connected its caput erstwhile Harper belted a two-run homer to necktie the crippled during the highest viewing window. 

Venezuela, though, ne'er blinked. Eugenio Suarez deed a enactment to left-center field, scoring the game-winning tally with a double.

Members of Team Venezuela observe with their golden medals aft defeating the United States 3-2 astatine loanDepot Park March 17, 2026, successful Miami, Fla. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Daniel Palencia closed things retired for Venezuela, sealing the triumph with a strikeout of Roman Anthony. The enactment ensued for Venezuela astatine loanDepot Park. 

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