Furious American baseball fans have branded their team a ‘disgrace’ for not singing the national anthem before Tuesday’s WBC final against Venezuela.
Prior to the first pitch in Miami, a number of USA stars were seen simply staring into space as the Star-Spangled Banner played out at LoanDepot Park.
The same could not be said for their opponents, who passionately sang along to the Venezuelan anthem in contrast, leaving the home fans seething.
Several American fans took to social media to hit out at their silent players, accusing them of showing a lack of emotion on the night.
One simply asked on X: ‘Why didn’t USA players sing national anthem?’
‘At #WBC Venezuelan players proudly sing their national anthem. Only 2 USA players. Disgraceful,’ fumed another.
USA baseball fans have branded their team a ‘disgrace’ for not singing the national anthem
‘Disappointing to see only a couple of guys from USA singing the National Anthem, unlike like Venezuela. Every single one of them were singing theirs. Wth USA? No emotions or nothing,’ wrote a third.
A fourth put: ‘I’ll give it to Venezuela for winning the pre-game festivities. At least they sing their national anthem unlike Team USA.’
While a fifth concluded: ‘None of the USA players singing the national anthem is embarrassing’.
