National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata said he will step down after Japan's 8-5 loss to Venezuela in Miami in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.
Mike Trout, the cornerstone of Team USA's 2023 World Baseball Classic run, is still under consideration for the roster for the 2026 tournament amid recent injury concerns.
Shohei Ohtani closed out a 3-2 win with a strikeout of Mike Trout as Japan won its first WBC title since 2009.
We got to see Shohei Ohtani pitch to his Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout in the World Baseball Classic championship. They're not the only pair of famous teammates to face off in international competition.
The dream matchup of Shohei Ohtani pitching to Mike Trout could become reality Tuesday night, as Ohtani plans to hit and pitch in the finals of the World Baseball Classic against Team USA.
Shohei Ohtani fired a 102 mph fastball in a 9-3 shutout over Italy, leading undefeated Japan into its fifth straight World Baseball Classic semifinal.
