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Japan's Munetaka Murakami gets into home run act, too
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIn a season of home run milestones in American baseball by Albert Pujols and Aaron Judge,...
World Baseball Classic: Japan advances to final with walk-off win over Mexico
Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoMunetaka Murakami will likely be playing in MLB by 2026. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki next 'big thing' from Japanese baseball
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIn Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era," which translates roughly into...
Ohtani leads Japan over Italy 9-3, into WBC semifinals
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJapan manager Hideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It's been that way...
'We see who Shohei is.' How Shohei Ohtani and Japan advanced to WBC semifinals
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoShohei Ohtani strikes out five in his second WBC start, and also goes 1 for 4 with two runs scored...
Ohtani, Japan rally in 9th, edge Mexico 6-5, reach WBC final
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWhen Shohei Ohtani reached second base after hitting a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth...
'That's what everyone wanted to see.' How Shohei Ohtani fanned Mike Trout to win WBC
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJapan's Shohei Ohtani celebrates after he pitched the ninth inning to close out a 3-2 win over the...
Japan beat USA in thrilling World Baseball Classic final as Shohei Ohtani continues ascendancy to...
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJapan were named the world champions of baseball after edging the USA in an enthralling World...
World Baseball Classic: 10 players you know, 10 players you don't who are poised to dominate 2023
Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe World Baseball Classic, the global tournament last played in 2017, begins this week with group...
Japan walks off Mexico to secure WBC championship showdown with the United States
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoShohei Ohtani rarely shows emotion on the baseball field. But when he roped a double to the right...