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Spring training's loss is WBC's gain as viewership jumps
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BASEBALL/ Joy seen across nation as fans celebrate Japan's WBC
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Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title
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WATCH: Shohei Ohtani homers twice for Team Japan in World Baseball
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
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Baseball: Murakami homers as Japan's WBC team edges Nippon Ham
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Japan views victory over and over again
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