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Shohei Ohtani, Japan Top Team USA To Win World Baseball Classic Championship — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Betts, Smith play pivotal roles as Team USA advances to WBC final, by Ron Gutterman
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Japan wins 2023 WBC - Updates, highlights, takeaways and more - ESPN
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Ohtani excited to face Team USA 'superstars' in WBC final after 'epic' Japan win
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USA edge stingy Japan to advance to first World Baseball Classic final, World Baseball Classic
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Classic” indeed: Japan survives WBC semifinals with late comeback - Fish Stripes
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Team USA to Open World Baseball Classic Title Defense in Phoenix
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How Shohei Ohtani fanned Mike Trout to clinch WBC title for Japan - Los Angeles Times
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Darvish Returns to Padres as World Baseball Classic Champ Thanks to Japan's Triumph - Times of San Diego
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The WBC succeeds again. But best U.S. pitchers stayed away - Los Angeles Times
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Team Japan Starting Lineup, Pitcher for WBC Championship Game vs. Team USA - Fastball
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How to watch Team USA in 2023 World Baseball Classic title game – NBC Sports Philadelphia