Venezuela defeats United States 3-2 to win first World Baseball Classic championship
Venezuela won its first World Baseball Classic title by defeating the United States 3-2 in the final game played in Miami. Eugenio Suarez hit a game-winning double in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper had tied the game 2-2 with a two-run homer in the eighth inning for the US. The victory came amid political tensions following the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 5% of divergence this week. 7 outlets covered it, splitting into 9 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
9 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 9 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
NY Post
ABC News
NPR
Al Jazeera
ABC News
Washington Examiner
PBS NewsHour
BBC
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
NPR
Venezuela beats U.S. 3-2, wins first World Baseball Classic title
straightforward game result
Washington Examiner
Trump teases Venezuela as the 51st state after the country wins World Baseball Classic
Trump's political reaction emphasis
First to report
- NY Postfirst
- PBS NewsHour+19.1 h
- ABC News+23.9 h
- NPR+26.2 h
- Al Jazeera+26.7 h
- Washington Examiner+27.4 h
- BBC+35.5 h
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How each outlet covered it
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The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“In Miami for the WBC final, both Venezuelan and US fans have something to celebrate”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Trump teases Venezuela as the 51st state after the country wins World Baseball Classic”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Venezuela defeats Italy, sets up WBC final against US” · Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour, BBC
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ABCABC News In Miami for the WBC final, both Venezuelan and US fans have something to celebrate 177d ago ABCABC News Venezuela wins its first World Baseball Classic title, beating the United States 3-2 177d ago 7 tracked claims across 9 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The game was politically charged due to US-Venezuela tensions
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