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USA edge stingy Japan to advance to first World Baseball Classic final, World Baseball Classic
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USA, Japan set for stellar World Baseball Classic final
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Japan wins 2023 WBC - Updates, highlights, takeaways and more - ESPN
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Japan Wins World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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Japan stuns U.S. in dramatic final out to win the World Baseball Classic
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World Baseball Classic - Will Team USA repeat or will Team Japan go undefeated for its 3rd #WorldBaseballClassic title? Find out Tuesday night at 7 PM ET on FS1!
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World Baseball Classic
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WBC final: Japan wins 3-2 in victory over Team USA
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USA vs. Japan: Three keys for U.S. in World Baseball Classic final as Americans try to repeat as WBC champs
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Greatest games in World Baseball Classic history
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2023 World Baseball Classic - CHGO