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Japan defeats USA to clinch WBC title
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Shohei Ohtani fans Mike Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US for World Baseball Classic
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2-way superstar Shohei Ohtani named World Baseball Classic MVP as
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World Baseball Classic final: Japan wins third title with 3-2
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Japan defeats USA 3-2 to win the 2023 WBC Championship
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World Baseball Classic gets its perfect ending
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WBC: Shohei Ohtani, Japan beat Team USA 3-2 for 3rd title
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Shohei Ohtani fans Mike Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
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Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
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WBC scores BIG with Team USA stars in spite of crushing 3-2 finals
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Japan Wins World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball
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USA 2-3 Japan: World Baseball Classic final – as it happened