Venezuela's win over Team USA becomes most-watched World Baseball Classic game, outdraws some past World Series games
By Jack Baer••Yahoo Sports
The World Baseball Classic is starting to see World Series-level ratings.
The 2026 World Baseball Classic was once again a win for the sport of baseball, and ultimately a loss for Team USA. That bore out in the ratings. The championship game of this year’s tournament, in which Venezuela defeated the U.
S. , 3-2, drew an average of 10. 78 million viewers on Tuesday, Fox Sports announced .
The telecast viewership reportedly peaked with 12. 15 million at the game’s end in the 10:30-10:45 p. m.
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