Giants' Webb and Arraez reflect on Venezuela's WBC defeat of Team USA
While Logan Webb looked back on the WBC as being "very different," new Giants teammate Luis Arraez said of Venezuela's victory: "It's so big for me, my family, my country."
Venezuela Luis Arraez reacts after he grounds out during the third inning in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against the United States, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - From the adrenaline-high of the World Baseball Classic to the late-stages of Cactus League, Logan Webb is in the middle of a surreal week.
Five days ago, Webb was mowing through Team Canada surrounded by a raucous crowd at Daikin Park in Houston, helping clinch Team USA's quarterfinal win. Thursday, he returned to a quieter reality, getting a final Cactus League start against the Colorado Rockies while ruminating a bit over the Americans' loss to Team Venezuela in the final. He's ready to start for the San Francisco Giants on Opening Night against the New York Yankees.
But the WBC comedown and late arrival in Arizona showed in his outing at Salt River Field: He gave up six runs on eight hits over 4 ⅓ innings. "Very different. Just really different," Webb said of the shift from WBC to spring training.
"It's been a long day, a little bit, but I was happy I was able to do it and happy I could get this out of the way. " Giants second baseman Luis Arraez and reliever Jose Butto, champions with Venezuela, were in a happier sleep-deprived daze. Arraez, in particular, was out in Miami celebrating his team's gold medal victory Tuesday night into the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
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