Venezuela heads into Saturday's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal against Japan confident of ending the three-time champion's title defense in Miami.Having narrowly missed out on first place in Pool D following a 7-5 loss to the Dominican Republic, skipper Omar Lopez's team seeks to reach the WBC final four for just the second time by overcoming a Japan squad that advanced from Pool C undefeated.Venezuela was knocked out at the quarterfinal stage of the 2023 tournament in a battle that went down to the wire against eventual runner-up the United States.The South American team is once again…READ FULL ARTICLE