Japan wins the WBC against the United States, Ohtani selected as MVP

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Samurai Japan has won its third WBC (World Baseball Classic).

The final pitch was Ohtani striking out his California Angles teammate Mike Trout and Japan defeating the USA (who won the last WBC) with a score of 3-2.

The World Baseball Classic began in 2006 and is held every three years.  Japan won in 2006 and 2009, Dominican Republic in 2013, the US in 2017, (2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and Japan for 2023.

The next World Baseball Classic will be held in 2026.

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— SportsGrid (@SportsGrid) March 22, 2023

Trout vs Ohtani lived up to the HYPE! #WorldBaseballClassic pic.twitter.com/Z8aZAjpDRg

— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 22, 2023

チャンピオン 🏆
Champion 🏆

Congratulations to Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan on their @WBCBaseball victory! pic.twitter.com/VHJb0vDxUg

2023 WBC MVP Shohei Ohtani sits down to talk about striking out Mike Trout and winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic.@kevinburkhardt | @AROD | @davidortiz pic.twitter.com/aw1qQ2htIP

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 22, 2023

Good answer, Shohei 😆👏

Ohtani says @AROD, @davidortiz, and Ken Griffey Jr. were some of the players he admired growing up pic.twitter.com/CJRvVRKrUu

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 22, 2023

 

Shohei Ohtani receives his gold medal and his 2023 WBC MVP trophy!

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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 22, 2023

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