"Cole threw 10 pitches, seven for strikes, including six four-seam fastballs that averaged 97.1 mph, ranging from 98.7 mph to 96.1 mph. He threw two sliders and a pair of knuckle-curves. Cole, 35, had Tommy John surgery in March 2025, leading to the 377-day absence from the mound."
"The overwhelming favorite to win the WBC fell to Venezuela in heartbreaking fashion, with Bryce Harper smashing a home run to tie the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning before Venezuelan designated hitter Eugenio Suárez answered with an RBI double in the ninth."
"We put on this uniform, signed up to go out there and get a gold medal. We just fell short. Now, the long wait begins for more international baseball. The next WBC will not occur until 2028."
Team USA suffered a surprising 3-2 defeat to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic despite being the overwhelming favorite. Bryce Harper tied the game with a home run in the eighth inning, but Eugenio Suárez's ninth-inning RBI double proved decisive. The next WBC will not occur until 2028. In other baseball news, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole made his return to the mound after Tommy John surgery in March 2025, throwing a scoreless inning in spring training against Boston with impressive velocity on his fastballs. Meanwhile, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios will miss the start of the season due to a stress fracture in his elbow.
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