Japan wins its third World Baseball Classic, beating the United States 3-2 to go undefeated through the entire tournament.
Japan won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, downing Team USA 3-2 in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami. The title is the third for Japan, which also won in 2006 by defeating Cuba in the final and in 2009 when it edged out South Korea. It went through the 2023 tournament undefeated. [Previous story, published at 12:56 p.m.
‘Samurai Japan’ scored a staggering 38 runs across its four group stage games before beating Italy 9-3 in the quarterfinals. However, the semifinal was far more challenging for Japan. The team came up against a strong Mexico squad, which had already beaten Team USA in the groups, and Japan was down 5-4 heading into the ninth. Angels star Ohtani led the inning off with a double, before Masataka Yoshida was walked to first. With runners on first and second, up stepped Munetaka Murakami.
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