Ronald Acuña Jr.

Team Venezuela was aware of the mountain they needed to climb in the quarterfinals, and that was evident with Ronald Acuña Jr.'s leadoff homer. The superstar ripped a 97-mph fastball to right-center field off Team Japan starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. "Maybe the most important game [of my career]," Acuña said of the 8-5 win over the reigning World Baseball Classic champions.