Adam Jones & Eric Hosmer Clobber Massive Dingers — Lead USA To Comeback Win Over Venezuela In WBC

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones and Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer led the U.S. to a comeback win over Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday.

The U.S. trailed 2-1 until Jones, who grew up just eight miles away from Petco Park in San Diego, tied things up with a massive dinger off Chicago Cubs pitcher Hector Rondon in the eighth inning.

For his country, for his hometown. #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/ed8Cm6UVL4

— WBC Baseball (@WBCBaseball) March 16, 2017

Later in the inning, Hosmer put the U.S. ahead for good by pulverizing a Rondon offering over the wall in right-center.

Let @TheRealHos35 show you what it’s like to be a hero. https://t.co/DmUoEaPXgu #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/wm2f2MnXYb

— MLB (@MLB) March 16, 2017

The U.S. is now 1-0 in Pool F play, but still has two tough games to go against Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic that will decide whether or not the Americans will advance.