AARON JUDGE TAKES WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC OVER WORLD SERIES

On a night when All-Stars and future Hall of Famers thrilled fans and each other until the final out, Aaron Judge proclaimed the World Baseball Classic had grown into the sport's biggest event.

“The World Series I was in, the crowd here, the crowd we had when we played against Mexico, it’s bigger and better than the World Series," the U.S. captain said after a 2-1 semifinal win over the Dominican Republic that came down to Sunday night's final pitch. “The passion that these fans have, representing their country, representing some of their favorite players, there’s nothing like it.”

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