Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in the matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion United States 3-2 Tuesday night for its first World Baseball Classic title since 2009.
Japan manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It s been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.
Japan Manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It s been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.