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World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish and Seiya Suzuki join Team Japan
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to clinch WBC title for Japan
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The World Baseball Classic Gets Its Fantasy Finale: Ohtani vs. Trout - WSJ
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World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani leads Japan past U.S. in final
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World Baseball Classic highlights: Shohei Ohtani and Japan defeat United States to win title - The Washington Post
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Japan Tops Italy To Advance To World Baseball Classic Semifinals — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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WBC - Shohei Ohtani does it all to help Japan beat USA in final - Sports Illustrated
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World Baseball Classic gets its perfect ending
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Japan defeats USA: World Baseball Classic final lives up to the hype
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Japan Dethrones US, Captures Third World Baseball Classic Title
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Japan holds on to World Baseball Classic lead, beats USA, 3-2
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There's a world of interest in this year's World Baseball Classic - The Boston Globe
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Shohei Ohtani lived out a fairytale as the World Baseball Classic came of age, World Baseball Classic
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Angels expect Shohei Ohtani to miss potential World Baseball Classic matchup with USA – Orange County Register