Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk. The Japanese triple crown winner delivered a walk-off double in a 6-5 thriller against Mexico on March 20 ...
Team USA is set to meet Japan in the finals of the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night. It's one game with WBC supremacy hanging in the balance. For the Americans, they have chance to ...
Continue reading for highlights from Tuesday’s final. 11:19 PM: With epic ending, Shohei Ohtani’s Japan reclaims World Baseball Classic crown MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani did not jog in from the ...
Cheers erupted across Japan as the Samurai Japan’s victory over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami sent fans in homes, ballparks and public viewing locales into ecstasy. The ...
Melvin Jerusalem returns to world champion status as he outclasses Japan's Yudai Shigeoka in a split decision win for the WBC minimumweight belt MANILA, Philippines – Melvin Jerusalem knocked ...
Though the Americans come into the final as clear favorites, it would be a mistake to disregard the depth and prowess of the Japanese. With arguably the best player on the planet in Shohei Ohtani ...
Shohei Ohtani rarely shows emotion on the baseball field. But when he roped a double to the right center field gap in the bottom of the ninth on Monday night, Ohtani swung his arms up, yelling at ...
Shohei Ohtani told Japanese reporters Sunday that he would be available only to pitch out of the bullpen in the World Baseball Classic final Tuesday should Japan beat Mexico in the semifinals.
Japan (5-0) has not lost a game in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Japan is trying to win its third WBC title since the event was created in 2006. Japan took home the gold in 2006 in 2009, then ...
Davis' body-shot knockout of Ryan Garcia in their superfight last April looks even better now that "King Ryan" became the ...
Mike Trout is going to have plenty of company among his Angels teammates in the World Baseball Classic. The Angels have 10 players from the 40-man roster on the final WBC rosters that were ...
Cuba pitcher Frank Alvarez responded to a heckling fan by throwing a baseball from the bullpen toward the spectator during a loss to the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball ...