Royals’ Garcia wins MVP, Perez captains Venezuela to WBC title over Team USA

Photo: Salvador Perez – July 17, 2018. Photo credit: Jeffrey Hyde via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Jackson Kurtz (reporter) and Nick Sloan (digital content producer). KMBC 9 News – March 17, 2026.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals were all over the 2026 World Baseball Classic — and when it was over, a few of them were celebrating a title. Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia and Luinder Avila are world champions after Venezuela held off the United States 3-2 in the final. […]

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