Venezuela trying to stay perfect in Pool D play (12 p.m. ET, FS2)

The matchup between Venezuela and Nicaragua pits the workforce in first place in Pool D towards the last-place workforce, however there are important implications that may come from Tuesday’s sport between the 2 sides nonetheless. 

With a win, Venezuela would enhance to 3-0 and would earn a spot within the quarterfinals. For Nicaragua, a win would make historical past and would assist their probabilities of incomes an automated bid for the ‘26 WBC.

Here’s the whole lot else it’s good to learn about Tuesday afternoon’s matchup:

When and the place: 12 p.m. ET at loanDepot park in Miami, Fla. 

How are you able to watch: The sport between Nicaragua and Venezuela is dwell on FS2. Games can be found on FOX, FS1, FS2, Tubi or FOX Deportes, and each sport could be streamed on-line within the FOX Sports App. For worldwide viewing choices, click on right here.

How are you able to pay attention: Live audio protection of all video games shall be carried on Sirius XM, TuneIn, MLB.com and within the MLB App. 

What’s at stake: The 20 groups have been positioned in 4 swimming pools of 5 groups for the primary spherical of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, with every workforce enjoying the others in its pool as soon as and the groups with the 2 greatest data in every pool on the finish of this spherical advancing to the knockout stage. Venezuela sits atop Pool D with a 2-0 report, whereas Nicaragua is 0-3 and nonetheless trying to find its first win in WBC historical past. The different groups in Pool D are Puerto Rico, Israel and the Dominican Republic.

Matchup historical past: It’s the primary time the 2 sides are assembly within the World Baseball Classic. 

Benjamin Alegria, 3B: Alegria went 2-for-4 for Nicaragua towards the Dominican Republic on Monday and is now hitting .375 in three WBC video games. 

Salvador Perez, C: Perez went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer within the win towards Puerto Rico. He has recorded at the least one extra-base hit in every of Venezuela’s two video games in pool play.