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Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk ... Mexico on March 20 that propelled Samurai Japan into the final against the United States.
In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...
Samurai Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic for the first time in 14 years, and went all the way to the final undefeated. In addition to the never-before-seen footage of the team ...
Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto each homered and Japan held on to defeat the United States 3-2 on March 21 to win its third World Baseball Classic crown. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani ...
Get ready for the World Baseball Classic 2026! See the teams, schedule, venues, plus which top players are suiting up for the ...
following the epic final showdown between the USA and Japan in 2023. The 2026 World Baseball Classic will feature 20 teams, divided into four groups. The 16 teams that finished in the top four of ...
Japan's World Baseball Classic manager Hirokazu Ibata, left, and his South Korean counterpart Ryu Ji Hyun pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo ...
Team USA lost to Team Japan in the final, and Betts hopes to return to the team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic ... weigh more now than I did coming into spring, so I’m definitely good.” ...