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Japan plates 2 in ninth, ousts Mexico in World Baseball Classic - ESPN
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USA 2-3 Japan: World Baseball Classic final – as it happened, World Baseball Classic
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2023 World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani gets Game 1 start for Team Japan against China
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The World Baseball Classic is twice as popular in Japan as in the US
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Baseball: WBC can open or shut MLB door for 3 Japanese players
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Masataka Yoshida leads charge as Samurai Japan routs South Korea in World Baseball Classic - The Japan Times
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Japan World Baseball Classic roster: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish headline 2023 WBC team
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It's Mike Trout vs. Shohei Ohtani in the World Baseball Classic, and here's a betting preview - Sports Illustrated
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2023 World Baseball Classic Day 10: Ohtani sends Japan to the semis - Pinstripe Alley
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Shohei Ohtani lived out a fairytale as the World Baseball Classic came of age, World Baseball Classic
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Japan reclaims World Baseball Classic crown