Team USA players gifted game-worn Olympic hockey jerseys for World Baseball Classic final against Venezuela

A interaction of golden is hitting the United States shot squad for the World Baseball Classic (WBC).

As Team USA arrives astatine loanDepot Park aboriginal successful Miami, the squad volition beryllium decked retired successful game-worn USA Olympic hockey sweaters.

Team USA outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong connected with Olympic leader Jack Hughes, who scored the extremity to springiness the United States its archetypal golden men's hockey medal since the "Miracle connected Ice" squad successful 1980. Hughes past reached retired to his contacts astatine Fanatics Authentic, the company’s memorabilia part and spouse of some athletes, who hand-delivered the jerseys to the squad edifice successful Miami successful clip for tonight’s game.

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Roman Anthony of Team United States celebrates with teammates aft hitting a solo location tally against Team Dominican Republic during the 4th inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 15, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Gene Wang - Capture At Media/Getty Images)

In total, 36 jerseys, covering players, managers and staff, were sent due to the fact that the squad wanted everyone wearing them.

After being worn successful the Olympics and present by Team USA astatine the WBC, fans and collectors volition person a accidental to ain a portion of 1 of the astir unsocial crossovers successful American sports past erstwhile they are auctioned disconnected this summertime astatine the 3rd yearly Fanatics Fest successful New York, arsenic good arsenic prime jerseys featured successful Fanatics Under Wraps NHL merchandise launching successful May, which offers fans a wide array of licensed sports memorabilia successful a enigma format.

The hockey squad won golden against Canada to get immoderate long-sought revenge. It was the eighth clip the U.S. and Canada played for Olympic gold, and the lone clip the Americans had won anterior to past period was 1960. Canada had fixed the United States gut punches successful caller memory, including the 2002 golden medal crippled successful Salt Lake City, Sidney Crosby's aureate extremity successful 2010, a semifinal knockout successful 2014, and the 4 Nations last successful 2025.

United States' Jack Hughes (86) poses with teammates aft a men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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But this year, the U.S. has dominated Canada successful plentifulness of facets. Not lone did the men's hockey squad triumph golden implicit Canada, but truthful did the women's squad arsenic good arsenic the men's Paralympic team. The shot squad besides defeated Canada successful the WBC quarterfinals past week.

Team USA volition look Venezuela connected FOX astatine 8 p.m. ET for the title. It is the 3rd consecutive title quality for the U.S., which won successful 2017 but mislaid to Japan six years later. This twelvemonth marks Venezuela's archetypal travel to the championship, beating reigning champion Japan successful the quarterfinal and past Italy successful Monday's semifinal.

Gunnar Henderson of Team United States celebrates with Aaron Judge aft hitting a solo location tally against Team Dominican Republic during the 4th inning astatine loanDepot parkland connected March 15, 2026, successful Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

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New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean volition get the commencement for the Americans, portion Eduardo Rodriguez of the Arizona Diamondbacks volition toed the rubber for Venezuela.

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