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World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview - Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Masataka Yoshida, Alex Verdugo star in Japan-Mexico WBC thriller
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World Baseball Classic Day 4: Japan, Australia take huge step towards quarterfinals. First loss for Netherlands. Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia and USA all win - World Baseball Softball Confederation
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Japan blows out Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals - The Japan Times
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Team Japan World Baseball Classic 2023 roster
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Who is Rōki Sasaki? Meet Japan's pitching sensation set to become World Baseball Classic star
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Shohei Ohtani delivers in two-way role to help Japan defeat China in WBC opener - The Japan Times
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How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic
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WBC win the best moment of my life, says Japan's Ohtani