Kansas City Royals Crushed Mexico 12-3 in World Baseball Classic!
Maikel Garcia won the MVP award, but his regular season teammates also showed out
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Maikel Garcia #11 of Team Venezuela poses with the MVP trophy after the 3-2 victory against Team United States at loanDepot park on March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) | Getty Images What an absolute blast of a tournament. To be entirely honest, I’ve never paid close attention to it until this year, but you can be sure I’ll be watching closely the next time they play one because that was some of the most fun I’ve ever gotten to have watching baseball.
It doesn’t hurt that starting with the semi-finals, no matter who walked away with the trophy, my favorite team was going to be represented. Is it a coincidence that the team with the most Royals ended up winning the tournament? You might be tempted to say yes, but the tournament was frankly dominated by Royals and Royals-centric storylines.
Maikel Garcia Maikel – pronounced the same as Michael, we now know – is obviously the biggest story in the aftermath as he walked away with MVP honors after slashing . 385/. 393/.
577/. 970 with a pair of doubles, a home run, and three stolen bases in the tournament. He was so highly regarded by Team Venezuela after his 2025 breakout campaign that they chose him to bat second in every game of the tournament.
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