Team USA to wear game-worn U.S. Olympic hockey jerseys to WBC final


Team USA will arrive to the World Baseball Classic final in style.

The Americans will wear game-worn Olympic hockey sweaters from the gold-medal winning U.S. men’s hockey team to Miami’s LoanDepot Park for Tuesday’s WBC final against Venezuela, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported.

The move mirrors what the Canadian men’s baseball team did before the WBC quarterfinals against the U.S., as the whole team was gifted jerseys from Hockey Canada before the game.

Canadian captain Josh Naylor also made it a habit of wearing a different Canada jersey to practice throughout the tournament, including Jarome Iginla and Paul Kariya sweaters.

Unfortunately for the Canadians, like the men’s hockey team in the Olympic gold-medal game, they fell short against the Americans and were ousted in the quarterfinals.

After defeating Canada, the U.S. went on to win a thriller against a high-powered Dominican Republic team in the semis to set up Tuesday’s final against Venezuela.

You can watch the conclusion of the WBC live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.