Venezuela’s baseball win was special — and not just because they beat the U.S.

The final out came at 99.7 mph, a fastball from Venezuelan closer Daniel Palencia that zipped past Roman Anthony’s bat and cracked into catcher Salvador Perez’s mitt. For a moment, the Venezuelan team seemed suspended between disbelief and release — and then, all at once, the players erupted. The du...

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