Trump teases Venezuela as 51st state after team advances to World Baseball Classic final

President Donald Trump weighed successful aft Venezuela topped Italy successful their World Baseball Classic semifinal matchup connected Monday.

Venezuela was down a tally successful the seventh inning erstwhile they rallied and enactment 3 runs connected the committee and closed retired the crippled with a 4-2 win. Venezuela volition present conscionable Team USA successful the World Baseball Classic last connected Tuesday night.

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The Venezuela squad celebrates aft defeating Italy astatine a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Monday, March 16, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump teased statehood for Venezuela aft the victory.

"Wow! Venezuela defeated Italy tonight, 4-2, successful the WBC (Baseball!) Semifinal. They are looking truly great. Good things are happening to Venezuela lately! I wonderment what this magic is each about? STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?" helium wrote successful a station connected Truth Social.

The caller twelvemonth started with the U.S. conducting a subject cognition successful Venezuela, which led to the seizure of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The 2 were brought backmost to the U.S., arsenic the 2 faced national weapons and narco-terrorism charges, among different crimes.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a committee gathering of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts successful the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Since then, relations betwixt the U.S. and Venezuela person thawed. An American emblem was precocious raised implicit the U.S. Embassy gathering successful Caracas for the archetypal clip successful 7 years.

Meanwhile, the World Baseball Classic last volition diagnostic the U.S. and Venezuela. The Americans are successful the last for the 3rd time, having already won the title erstwhile before. Venezuela is successful the last for the archetypal clip ever.

Venezuela pitcher Daniel Palencia reacts aft the squad defeats Italy during a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Monday, March 16, 2026, successful Miami.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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The U.S. narrowly defeated the Dominican Republic successful their semifinal, which ended with a arguable onslaught 3 call.

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