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“No One Can Stop Us, This is Our Sport”: Ecstatic Fans Rejoice as Team USA Destroy Cuba to Book a Spot in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Final

Published 03/20/2023, 2:29 AM EDT

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It was a wild time at LoanDepot Park on Sunday, March 19th. In a highly anticipated match, the US brutally defeated Cuba in the World Baseball Classic. It was extra special because Sunday night was the first time the Caribbean country played in Miami since the Cuban revolution in 1959. As for the US, it was the Trea Turner show again. Videos of the no. 9 hitter hitting a solo home run in the second inning have now gone viral. The American team scored in each inning and their play ultimately led to a complete and total destruction of Cuba at 14-2.

There were protestors outside the stadium, and fans interrupted the game three times by running onto the field. The sold-out stadium seemed equally divided between the USA and Cuba, screaming their support for each team. By the end of it, it couldn’t even be said that the match went through ups and downs. Because while Cuba started out strong, the USA dominated the field.

Baseball fans couldn’t be happier for Team U.S.A.’s win

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When the official World Baseball Classic announced the news, “Team USA is finals-bound! #WorldBaseballClassic”, fans went into a frenzy. While anyone would be happy for their team to gain a victory, it’s this particular game that had fans screaming for blood.

People started commenting about the Star-Spangled banner, both the flag and the national anthem.

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Since the WBC takes place before the regular season, some people don’t view it as a ‘real’ game. So one fan rightly called out those that were happy with their country now that it had won.

But overall, people were really happy about the win.

The country is making history as they head to the finals!

The U.S.A. may become the second team with multiple World Baseball Classic wins

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Currently, Japan is the only country with more than one championship wins in the WBC. This year too, they’ve been unbeaten thanks to their incredible roster. It will be Japan vs Mexico on Monday, March 20th, and while both are strong teams, Japan is still favored to win.

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Whichever country scores a victory will face the USA, and it will be iconic either way. There’s no need to spell out the legendary history between the US and Mexico, OR the US and Japan. Teammates will play against each other either way, and fans are definitely excited for Mike Trout vs Shohei Ohtani if it so happens.

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Arunima Bhanot is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports. Having earned an English literature degree from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, Arunima has always been interested in writing. She's a fan of archery and was the captain of her college team for two years running. She's an avid reader who also loves photography and travel, and you can find her talking constantly about books and anime on her Instagram!
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