When your favorite team’s closer is invited to pitch in the World Baseball Classic, you can’t assume he’ll also be the closer for his national team. The rosters are loaded, and sometimes you see him wind up with a group of many closer types, expected to fulfill his duties in the 5th or 6th innings.
It has been cool therefore – and I’m sure rewarding for him – to see Daniel Palencia get to close out wins for Team Venezuela, as he did last night to send them to the WBC Final against team USA:
TICKET PUNCHED ?️TEAM VENEZUELA IS HEADING TO THE #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! pic.twitter.com/Ulmy4XqqVK
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 17, 2026THIS. #WorldBaseballClassic t.co/yw8BARDsXy pic.twitter.com/zZF7sZiDAZ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 17, 2026That was Palencia’s seventh strikeout over his four innings in the WBC, having allowed zero runs, zero hits, and just one walk.
I’m not sure if Palencia will be eligible to pitch in tonight’s final (7pm CT on FOX), but I do believe the only limitation on back-to-backs for relievers is if the pitcher goes over 30 pitches.
In other words, it’s not impossible we’ll see Daniel Palencia out there at some point facing Pete Crow-Armstrong or Alex Bregman in the WBC Final.
Ultimately, after health, it’s exactly what you hope for when these guys go to the WBC. For Palencia, you hope it’s an opportunity to face some of the best in the world, and then head into the MLB regular season having confirmed all the more to himself that he can pitch against anyone. No matter what might happen on any given night, he knows for sure he’s one of the best relievers in the world, and that confidence can greatly serve a closer.
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