Albies, Nicaragua and Netherlands
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Netherlands second baseman Ozzie Albies, who plays for the Atlanta Braves, hit a three-run home run to walk it off 4-3 against Nicaragua.
MLB fans are going crazy over Ozzie Albies' clutch walk-off home run in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday.
Team Netherlands was down to its last strike earlier in the ninth inning against Team Nicaragua, which has never won a WBC game.
The Netherlands left it late against Nicaragua, but when Ozzie Albies stepped up in the bottom of the ninth, it more than made up for it. The Atlanta Braves second baseman hit a game-winning three-run homer to lead the Netherlands over Nicaragua on Saturday in Miami.
The Netherlands slugger blasted a walk-off home run against Nicaragua in Saturday’s game—and shared where the moment ranked among his career accomplishments.
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Ozzie Albies just made history at World Baseball Classic and Braves fans will love it
Ozzie Albies delivered the first walk-off home run in WBC history, reminding Atlanta Braves fans exactly why their star second baseman is so electric.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. doubles and scores twice as Venezuela defeats Ozzie Albies and the Netherlands
It was Acuña vs. Albies (as far as the Braves were concerned) at the WBC and Acuña ended up being the winner