Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk ... Mexico on March 20 that propelled Samurai Japan into the final against the United States.
But as it turns out, the best player on the planet can do clutch, too — and his fingerprints were very much in evidence in Japan’s thrilling 6-5 win that sends his country into the WBC final ...
Cheers erupted across Japan as the Samurai Japan’s victory over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami sent fans in homes, ballparks and public viewing locales into ecstasy. The ...
The 2023 WBC final is a matchup made in heaven ... Indeed, it was his two-run blast deep into the outfield that gave Japan its walk-off win. If Murakami has found his mojo once again, he creates ...
If Japan advances to the final this year, the United States will be waiting. When was the last time Japan reached the World Baseball Classic final? Japan has reached the World Baseball Classic ...
On the run line, U.S. -1½ runs is priced at +110, with Japan +1½ at -130. The over/under is 10 runs, with a slight odds tilt to the over at -115. It’s fair to say the U.S. will have the edge ...
A documentary film about Japan’s 2023 World Baseball Classic victory will be shown at theaters around the country for three weeks from June 2, NPB Enterprise Inc. said Thursday. “I hope fans ...
In a World Baseball Classic semifinal for the ages, Team Japan third baseman Munetaka Murakami ... It should make for a great final.
Shohei Ohtani, left, of Los Angeles Angels, and Japan's manager Hideki Kuriyama, right, pose together during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Japan officials on Friday ...
Japan took home the gold in 2006 in 2009, then placed third in 2013 and 2017. Team Mexico is playing in its first semifinal in WBC history. This is the furthest Team Mexico has ever gotten into ...
MIAMI (AP) — As Trea Turner rounded the bases Tuesday night after hitting his fifth home run of the World Baseball Classic ... into the upper deck in right field. The play gave Japan a 1-0 ...
(AP) — Although Shohei Ohtani's long-term future with the Los Angeles Angels is decidedly uncertain as he heads into the ... he heads to Japan on March 1 for the World Baseball Classic, Halos ...
