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By Aaliyan Mohammed
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The United States lost to Venezuela 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic finals, and the players were presented with silver medals from Rob Manfred after the game.
The United States went into the tournament with high expectations, and some players were not happy with a silver medal. In a video posted by Sportsnet of the silver medal ceremony, Kyle Schwarber, Logan Webb, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bobby Witt Jr., Roman Anthony and Gabe Speier were seen taking off their medals before they reached the dugout.
When a championship was the expectation, it's understandable why some players did not want to wear a medal honoring a second-place finish. However, fans online seem divided on whether this is a big deal.
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"Winning first place is best thing you can do when you don't want to wear second place medals," one fan wrote on X.
"It's childish, poor sportsmanship, and disrespectful to their opponent," another fan wrote on X. "The better TEAM, the one that wanted it more, won the Classic. Grow up and show some class."
"Bad losers," one fan noted on X. "Schwarber is overrated. Silver medal is more than he deserve."
While some fans thought it was a poor display of character, other fans did not think it was a big deal, or were actually glad that the players showed some emotion after the loss.
"This is not a big deal. ... we were all disappointed," one fan wrote on X. "They are competitors. Schwarber only wants to win even going back to his days with the Cubs coming back early from ACL tear. Mason was probably mad he couldn't pitch with a tie game. He knew he would have held that tie."
"Its a (expletive) participation trophy and it belongs in the trash," another fan wrote on X.
Miller took his medal off almost as soon as he stopped shaking hands. Other players can be seen in the background taking off their medals just before entering the dugout.
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