Baseball night: WBC to MLB
The World Baseball Classic wrapped with Venezuela winning on a title-clinching Eugenio Suárez RBI — he’s already back with the Cincinnati Reds as MLB opens ( ). MLB’s 2026 regular season launches tonight with Yankees vs. Giants on Netflix at 8:05 p.m. ET, followed by a full Opening Day slate Thursday (citybeat.com).
Venezuela beat the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final on March 17, 2026 at LoanDepot Park in Miami before 36,190 spectators. (wbsc.org) Eugenio Suárez’s go-ahead RBI double came in the top of the ninth off Garrett Whitlock and produced the decisive run in the title game. (mlb.com) Maikel García was named tournament MVP, Venezuela’s staff held Team USA to three hits, Eduardo Rodríguez worked 4.1 innings of one-hit ball, and Daniel Palencia closed out the save. (wbsc.org) Suárez rejoined the Reds on a reported one-year, $15 million deal that includes a mutual option for 2027. (espn.com) Cincinnati announced Suárez returned to camp on March 20, 2026 and in his first game back he started at third base, going 1-for-2 with a fifth-inning RBI single and a walk. (mlb.com) Manager Terry Francona has slotted Suárez in the No. 5 spot in recent camp lineups, saying the placement “sets Geno up to drive in more runs” behind Elly De La Cruz. (clutchpoints.com) The 2026 regular season opens with Max Fried vs. Logan Webb at Oracle Park on Wednesday, March 25 — first pitch 8:05 p.m. ET — and that game will stream globally and exclusively on Netflix. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) MLB’s three-year media-rights agreements through 2028 give Netflix the Opening Night, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby and an annual special-event game (beginning with MLB at Field of Dreams), with MLB Network producing alongside Netflix. (mlb.com) (netflix.com) A full slate of 11 Opening Day games follows on Thursday, March 26, as the rest of the league joins the season. (espn.com)
