Eugenio Suárez's grand slam seals Venezuela's WBC triumph!
Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, RBI double in the 9th inning of Team Venezuela's World Baseball Classic final against Team USA.
Cincinnati Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, RBI double in the top of the 9th inning of Team Venezuela's World Baseball Classic final March 17 against Team USA, to give Venezuela a 3-2 lead in Miami. Suárez homered March 16 in Venezuela's semifinal win against Italy. Earlier in the tournament, Suárez's attempt to catch the bat of teammate Wilyer Abreu after Abreu flipped it high in the air on a go-ahead, Team Venezuela home run in a WBC quarterfinal against Japan left many Reds' fans wincing as they hoped Suárez would avoid injury.
Suárez recently addressed the fear Latin American players have felt from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Eugenio Suárez gives Venezuela WBC lead in 9th with RBI double vs USA