“My country needs a championship,” said Venezuelan star Ronald Acuña Jr. of his team’s World Baseball Classic tournament victory.

Even before the US ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro, players from the South American country have straddled two very different situations. Their difficult path is rarely discussed.

Luinder Avila is toting a WBC gold medal back to the Kansas City Royals’ spring camp. Manager Matt Quatraro is happier that the right-hander's electric pitches are back ...

If Venezuela was going to make noise in the World Baseball Classic, Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. was going to need to play a big part. The best player on Venezuela’s roster, Acuña is a ...