Aaron Judge calls World Baseball Classic atmosphere 'bigger and better than the World Series'

Aaron Judge had a ton of praise for the World Baseball Classic’s situation aft Team USA narrowly defeated the Dominican Republic, 2-1, astatine loanDepot Park successful Miami connected Sunday.

Judge made an unthinkable antiaircraft play erstwhile helium threw retired Fernando Tatis Jr. trying to get to 3rd base. The New York Yankees prima besides had a location run, oregon a apt double, taken distant by halfway fielder Julio Rodriguez.

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United States close fielder Aaron Judge (99) runs aft hitting a treble during the archetypal inning against Canada during a quarterfinal crippled of the 2026 World Baseball Classic astatine Daikin Park connected March 13, 2026. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

The ambiance was electrical and Judge told reporters aft the crippled it was amended than the World Series.

"It was bigger and amended than the World Series," helium said. "The passionateness that these fans have, representing their country, representing immoderate of their favourite players, there’s thing similar it."

"You get chills lasting determination connected the line, proceeding them denote each the names," helium added. "It was similar an All-Star squad they got implicit there."

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United States Aaron Judge reacts aft striking retired during the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled against the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

More than 36,000 packed the Miami Marlins’ stadium to ticker the World Baseball Classic semifinal. The assemblage got blistery erstwhile Junior Caminero homered disconnected Paul Skenes and roared a fewer much times erstwhile Team USA’s Gunnar Henderson tied the crippled and Roman Anthony deed the go-ahead dinger.

Anthony reminisced astir the 2023 World Baseball Classic final, revealing helium bought a summons to ticker the U.S., but they fell to Japan.

"Coming to the WBC here, you imagination of representing this state and being present the adjacent clip around," Anthony said.

United States' Aaron Judge gestures to the squad aft hitting a azygous during the archetypal inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled against the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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The U.S. volition present await the victor of the Venezuela-Italy crippled to spot who they volition look successful the final.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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