The 2023 World Baseball Classic brought together 600 players from 20 different countries for two weeks of intense competition. Players from Major League Baseball and other international leagues had the chance to play, some of which are/were already teammates for the club teams prior to the international competition. For some, it was an introduction to guys that had never played together. For others, it was a reunion. And for some, it was one last chance to play side-by-side.
In the Team Venezuela clubhouse, familiar faces Jesús Luzardo and Pablo López once again donned the same jerseys as each other—only this time, it was a blue, yellow, and maroon jersey with a cursive “Venezuela” emblazoned across the chest, rather than the Miami Marlins jerseys they had shared in 2021 and 2022.