![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/b23f203/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.googleapis.com%2Fafs-prod%2Fmedia%2F93044b118f7d477cba79f6abb615d91e%2F3000.jpeg)
Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/np_file_206126.jpeg)
Mike Trout hopes for WBC battle against Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani - The Japan Times
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1475144628.jpg)
OC Register: Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title - LA Angels
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/03/2023-03-22T023747Z_234869501_MT1USATODAY20287179_RTRMADP_3_BASEBALL-WORLD-BASEBALL-CLASSIC-CHAMPIONSHIP-JAPAN-VS-USA-1024x683.jpg)
In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball Classic for Japanese championship
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/japanohtani.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=389&h=260&crop=1)
Shohei Ohtani strikes out USA's Mike Trout to clinch WBC title for Japan
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yi0Xhc2KvwyHYwZaq5lKHw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQ2NA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/289dec9f9444a2b4c1a8354f20bc63b2)
Ranking the seven finalists for Shohei Ohtani by shock factor
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AP23081028520620.jpg?w=620)
Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1475179576-1.jpg?w=525)
Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://a57.foxsports.com/statics.foxsports.com/www.foxsports.com/content/uploads/2023/03/1408/814/3.21.23_WBC-Gamer_16x9.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Japan edges USA in epic WBC final, capped by Ohtani striking out Trout
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1475146912.jpg)
OC Register: Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title - LA Angels
![Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U03EDmPQSmM/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE7CK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAy0IARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGEkgUShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLC81rKvQFFS50jia1iaOAaP4PGmEQ)
Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout, Japan defeats Team USA to win 2023 WBC