TL;DR: Live stream Venezuela vs. Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for free on Tele Rebelde or Venevision. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The 2026 World Baseball Classic pool stage was pretty epic,

Wilyer Abreu's no-doubt three-run home run in the sixth proved the difference as Venezuela upset Shohei Ohtani and Japan

Team Japan was widely considered among the favorites to win the 2026 World Baseball Classic after defeating Team USA for the tournament championship in 2023. Armed with the reigning National League MVP (Shohei Ohtani) and starting the reigning World Series MVP (Yoshinobu Yamamoto) in the quarterfinals against Venezuela,

Shohei Ohtani is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's sooner than expected, though. Ohtani wanted to help Japan defend its World Baseball Classic championship. Instead, Samurai Japan was eliminated in the WBC quarterfinal by Venezuela.

Shohei Ohtani lost the World Baseball Classic with Japan, and now he's hoping to gain some redemption with the L.A. Dodgers.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, the MVP of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, takes partial responsibility for Japan's early exit from this year's WBC, despite posting better stats than last time.

Shohei Ohtani and reigning champ Japan faced Venezuela team in WBC quarterfinals. Check out the highlights.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic has seen favorites Japan eliminated and MLB star Ronald Acuña Jr. had a lot to say after Venezuela's win. Acuña Jr. and his Venezuela are on track for a historic finish at this year's WBC after never placing top four in the previous five editions.