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Shintaro Fujinami faces off with Shohei Ohtani in Spring Training

Japan's Shohei Ohtani receives the World Baseball Classic trophy on behalf of the team after defeating the United States in the World Baseball Classic championship game, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami. (

Samurai Japan manager wants Shohei Ohtani to hit and pitch during World Baseball Classic - The Japan Times

Ohtani, Darvish, Suzuki on Japan World Baseball Classic team

Shohei Ohtani hoping to make his WBC debut for Japan in 2023 - ESPN

World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish and Seiya Suzuki join Team Japan

Shohei Ohtani gets job done on the mound and at the plate to lead Japan into World Baseball Classic semifinals - The Boston Globe

Shohei Ohtani ready to lead powerful Japan at World Baseball Classic - The Japan Times

Japan wins World Baseball Classic 2023

How the 2023 WBC won over the players -- and the world - ESPN

Shohei Ohtani: Looking forward for the opportunityto play in front of the Japanese fans for the first time in over 5 years

Japan wins World Baseball Classic 2023

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