Shohei Ohtani sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 Monday night and into the World Baseball Classic… ...

Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic, defeating Team USA 3-2 in a thrilling championship game at LoanDepot Park in Miami. The game was tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning when ...

The possibility of the moment emerged immediately after Samurai Japan, as the No. 1-ranked team in international baseball is nicknamed, clinched a WBC final spot Monday night with a breathtaking ...

Japan went 7-0 and outscored opponents 56-18, reaching the final for the first time since winning the first two WBCs in 2006 and 2009. No other nation has won the title more than once.

Japan earned a thrilling 3-2 victory over defending champions USA to win the World Baseball Classic for a third time. Japanese star Shohei Ohtani clinched the win in Miami by striking out US ...

Shohei Ohtani sparked a 9th-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 into the WBC final ...

Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida’s homer in the seventh inning and walk in the ninth helped lead Japan to a 6-5 comeback win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic semifinal Monday.

But as it turns out, the best player on the planet can do clutch, too — and his fingerprints were very much in evidence in Japan’s thrilling 6-5 win that sends his country into the WBC final ...

Japan's clutching hitting got them back into the game against Mexico and eventually the win to move onto the World Baseball Classic final.

2023 World Baseball Classic. The United States came up short in its quest to repeat as champion, falling to Team Japan in the final game of a tournament like none other before it. Full WBC coverage » ...

What's at stake Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic final between the United States ... Japan (6-0 in 2023 WBC) Starting ... before Devin Williams and Ryan Pressly can factor into the ...

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 Monday night and into the World ...