You could say Garcia has been Captain Clutch for Venezuela, which has enjoyed a decided home advantage in games played in Miami during the WBC.<\/p>\n
Captain Clutch was one of the nicknames Yankees fans gave Derek Jeter, who is now a broadcaster for Fox Sports. After Venezuela defeated Italy, Jeter asked Garcia about the enthusiastic pro-Venezuela crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a look around, does it remind you of Kansas City?\u201d Jeter asked.<\/p>\n
Garcia replied: \u201cNot even close.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeter\u2019s final season came in 2014, when the Royals made the American League pennant. The following year, the Royals won the World Series and Kauffman Stadium was rocking.<\/p>\n
Heck, it was loud when the Royals played the Yankees in the 2024 ALDS.<\/p>\n
Some fans thought Jeter took an unnecessary shot at Kansas City, which has had the best WBC TV ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHating on the biggest viewing area of the tournament,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n Another quipped: \u201cYankees try not to be so incredibly unbearable challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cwhy post this clip?,\u201d another opined \u201cits a stupid question from your blockhead panel that should know better than anybody that no atmosphere in the entire league compares.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one (of) the most dumbest questions I\u2019ve ever heard by a former big leader,\u201d another wrote. \u201cInterpreted: \u2018Let\u2019s get all the good players off of the Royals and send them to the Yankees. They need to be in the bigger markets.\u2019 Pisses me off.\u201d<\/p>\n This was perhaps the best fan response: \u201cYou could replace \u2018Kansas City\u2019 with any major league hosting city and it would be the same answer.\u201d<\/p>\n Hating on the biggest viewing area of the tournament pic.twitter.com\/T5UrOp9ESf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Royals Big Q (@royalsbigq) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Yankees try not to be so incredibly unbearable challenge https:\/\/t.co\/QmqoAfi3YJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joakim\u2019s Revenge (@JoakimSzn2) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n why post this clip? its a stupid question from your blockhead panel that should know better than anybody that no atmosphere in the entire league compares. <\/p>\n scumbag move to take a shot at the city that is fueling your ratings for this event.<\/p>\n \u2014 Casey Moe (@Caseymoe_816) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n This is a major problem in basketball. Media hates talent in small markets. ESPN has been mocking trades for Giannis from Milwaukee pretty much since he was acquired, even through their Championship season.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ian (@Wuropp) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n You could replace \u2018Kansas City\u2019 with any major league hosting city and it would be the same answer.<\/p>\n \u2014 Fountain Ghoul (@FountainGhoul) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Just a reminder that even Aaron Judge thinks a World Series crowd in NY doesn\u2019t compare to a WBC crowd https:\/\/t.co\/I1d4wr2DSV<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ie4RoR9H2j<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sasquatch Vinnie (@SasquatchVinnie) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Oh KC can represent\u2026 we\u2019re just waiting. pic.twitter.com\/YlzIDaA9ZG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 AWall (@xander_wall) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Asked by a guy whose team averaged less than 10K fans\/game in that very stadium during his tenure as owner. Hilarious, indeed.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sush Reddy (@skreddy1) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Jeter is just upset Bobby Witt Jr. is already better than he ever was https:\/\/t.co\/zz3klyyXX9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ChiefsJayhawksRoyals (@CJR16255) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Why are we taking digs at KC again?<\/p>\n \u2014 TLest1993 (@TLest1993) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The East Coast-ness of this question wreaks.<\/p>\n Kansas City has the highest ratings of the WBC in the country.<\/p>\n Also, any regular season MLB game doesn\u2019t hold a candle to the WBC atmospheres.<\/p>\n Do better, Jeter. https:\/\/t.co\/cQfNWI02gu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Greg Dailey (@GregDaileyNews) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Not a good question. Judge even said the atmosphere was better than the World Series and he has only played in a World Series in New York. Crowds in every city struggle to have this atmosphere because of the cost of tickets and it\u2019s played every night. KC a great sports city<\/p>\n \u2014 David Wilson (@coachwilly3389) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Booing his boy Cano out of the ballpark making him hit 0 during the 2012 homerun derby was pretty loud and great<\/p>\n \u2014 Bodenhamer (@Notfoundsoon) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Nothing in this league will change until they start respecting every team and not just the 4 they think are all that matters. https:\/\/t.co\/xslQvFNWsL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Smuffy (@smuffyburner) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Last night was playoff baseball. You must not have been a baseball fan when KC was rocking the baseball world in 2014-2015<\/p>\n \u2014 Super Chiefs (@oriondescendant) March 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n This story was originally published March 17, 2026 at 11:01 AM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Kansas City Star<\/p>\n