Shohei Ohtani Bests MLB Teammate Mike Trout as Team Japan Clinch Their 3rd World Baseball Classic Title in Nail-Biting Clash

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The World Baseball Classic has provided fans with excitement, fantastic plays, and lots of emotions and actions throughout the tournament. Samurai Japan has beaten Team USA 3-2 in a battle of the juggernauts. But the showdown between Shohei Ohtani vs Mike Trout was probably the biggest highlight of the game. [{ "selector": ".lscdz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".bitgz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-116px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dubzo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 321px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout

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It was the bottom of the 9th inning and two outs on the board. Shohei Ohtani pitching for Japan and Mike Trout batting for Team USA. Japan was up on USA 3-2 and Ohtani made sure it stayed that way, getting Trout out on a full-count strikeout, ending a 7-year relief drought.

The final result

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the result via Twitter. He said, “FINAL: Japan 3, United States 2”. Passan further said, “Samurai Japan is the World Baseball Classic champion. We’ll remember plenty, but nothing more than Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout, which ended on a full-count slider that Trout swung through for strike three. What a game. What a tournament.”

Japan won with consistency and teamwork

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Samurai Japan has won the World Baseball Classic, and they have done it with discipline and hard work. The Japanese stars put their team’s needs before anything else. Shohei Ohtani, Munetaka Murakami, Lars Nootbaar, and Roki Sasaki are just some of the players that shined for Japan.

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