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Baseball-Japan's Ohtani strikes out Trout to seal World Baseball Classic win
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BaseballCzech on X: Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama arrived to wish the national team good luck before #eurobaseball! In Brno he accepted Pavel Chadim's offer to become an honorary ambassador of Czech
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Hideki Kuriyama named Japan national baseball team manager
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Ohtani ready to pitch vs Trout, USA in relief at WBC final National News - Bally Sports
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Team Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama on WBC Title
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