Shohei Ohtani talks matchup against Mike Trout and Japan's WBC championship victory

Shohei Ohtani talks with the “MLB on FOX” crew about striking out his Los Angeles Angels’ teammate Mike Trout in the World Baseball Classic final to seal Japan’s championship over team USA. Ohtani also reveals that the championship win ranks as one of the best moments in his baseball career. 

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USA vs. Japan Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship

Team USA took on Japan for the 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship. Fireworks started early as Trea Turner hit a solo home run in the second to start the scoring. Munetaka Murakami would answer with a solo home run of his own. Kazuma Okamoto would hit a solo home run of his own in the fourth inning and Japan would take a 3-1 lead. In the 8th inning, Kyle Schwarber gave the USA some hope as he launched a solo home run. Shohei Ohtani would enter in the ninth inning where he would strike out his teammate, Mike Trout to end the game and Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

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Cuba vs. USA Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic Semifinals

Cuba took on the USA in the semifinals of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Cuba struck first when Adam Wainwright walked in a run. Paul Goldschmidt would answer with a two-run home run. Trea Turner added a solo home run in the second inning. Trea Turner would add another home run, a three-run in the sixth inning. Cedric Mullins added a solo shot in the eighth inning. Team USA won 14-2.

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Italy vs. Japan Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal

Italy took on Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal. Shohei Ohtani was on the mound and he was electric. He threw 4.2 IP and struck out five while surrenduring two runs. Kazuma Okamoto and Masataka Yoshida added home runs for Japan. Dominic Fletcher also added a home run for Italy. Japan would go on to win by the final of 9-3.

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Colombia vs. USA Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic

Colombia took on the USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The USA got out to an early lead on a Mike Trout single. Colombia would regain the lead after a sac fly by Gio Urshela and an RBI double by Reynaldo Rodriguez. Mike Trout would put the team on his back and cranked a two-run single. The USA would never look back and won 3-2.

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The WBC Was Baseball As It's Going To Be

“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball,” said OF Christian Yelich, and sure, it’s easy to say you had a blast when you win. But after Team USA’s 8-0 win to become World Baseball Classic champs for the first time in the event’s fourth edition, these were also the first words out of the mouth of Puerto Rico…

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Even Puerto Rico's Governor Dyed His Hair Blond For The WBC Final

The members of Puerto Rico’s baseball team died their hair blond for the World Baseball Classic, and as they’ve advanced through the tournament, the people of Puerto Rico have been catching on to the trend. In fact, “Team Rubio” has inspired so many Puerto Ricans to go platinum, the island is running out of hair dye,…

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Team USA Wants To Inspire Baseball Kids To Be Boring Fun-Haters 

Ahead of Team USA’s World Baseball Classic final against Puerto Rico tonight, some American baseball men said some eye-rolling shit. Team USA’s second baseman Ian Kinsler told the New York Times he hoped the team could inspire the youth to Play The Right Way and grow up to be fun-hating baseball men, just like him and…

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Team USA Makes WBC Final For The First Time Thanks To Mishandled Grounder

Tonight’s low-scoring World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Team USA had none of the playful braggadocio seen in other World Baseball Classic games this year, but the Americans eked out a 2-1 win to advance to the WBC final for the first time.

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Netherlands Baseball Player, Busy Gloating Over A Single, Gets Thrown Out At First 

In the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and the Netherlands, Dutchman Jurickson Profar got ahead of himself while celebrating a first-inning single to right field. Puerto Rico’s right fielder threw a rocket to catcher Yadier Molina to hold up the runner at third, and then, as Profar was…

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Edwin Díaz's Slider Is So, So, So Ridiculous

Edwin Díaz’s ninth inning last night was the sort of performance that seems to stretch the reasonable connotation of striking out the side when correctly described with the technical definition of the term. All three outs came via strikeout, sure; in between those were two runs that nearly squandered Puerto Rico’s…

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Adrián González Goes Off On World Baseball Classic After Mexico's Controversial Exit

Mexico was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic under somewhat murky circumstances earlier this week. They finished 1-2 in their pool, good for a three-way tie with Italy and Venezuela. All three teams finished 1-1 in head-to-head play, so the next tiebreaker, runs allowed per defensive inning, came into play.…

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