![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.9XrJR4IqecANrk7Y9UltQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04NDU-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-03/2d9d55b0-c917-11ed-9b5d-6651a9926b05)
World Baseball Classic: Team USA-Japan final draws record 5 million viewers in U.S.
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/21/multimedia/21kepner-wbc-japan-mexico-cjwt/21kepner-wbc-japan-mexico-cjwt-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/41c94b9a720ea9dd5e01a911b8ad7a48d256ed49/0_153_4599_2759/master/4599.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=bf2f7d8ab81f105488b45d253eeb1cc4)
Why is the US finally treating the World Baseball Classic like a World Cup?, World Baseball Classic
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://img.mlbstatic.com/opprops-images/image/upload/t_16x9/w_640/opprops/qx37kjwg0edywiheu0hz.png)
Team USA Falls to Japan in Title Game
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/kk9fy6xwylvhcq8i0odl)
United States vs. Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic final FAQ
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://www.si.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTk2NzAxNTU2NzM1NzQ3MTcx/shohei-japan-celebration.jpg)
World Baseball Classic: Japan beats Team USA in epic ending to title game - Sports Illustrated
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c0fb371/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4837x3225+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F84%2F6f02c2a84f04a8ab1e537fda88de%2Fwbc-baseball-japan-italy-60802.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani says he can pitch in relief for potential WBC final - Los Angeles Times
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dadad44/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3010x2007+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F7a%2Fc69b1c034311b51bf914013341de%2Fwbc-baseball-italy-japan-25123.jpg)
World Baseball Classic updates: Yu Darvish comes out of bullpen in Japan's quarterfinal - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/i8u5lsiqwjklrdtl3dct)
United States vs. Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic final FAQ
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/20/multimedia/20wbc-usa-top-wcqj/20wbc-usa-top-wcqj-videoSixteenByNine3000.jpg)
Trea Turner Leads U.S. Past Cuba and Into World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://library.sportingnews.com/styles/twitter_card_120x120/s3/2023-03/Team%20Japan%20032223_0.jpg?itok=6z1aJ7go)
World Baseball Classic final score, results: Japan wins gold as Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to seal Samurai victory
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/03/11/USAT/6d079b52-2b4a-450b-ae32-f64c39a855c9-DeRosa.jpg?crop=3102,3102,x1127,y0)
World Baseball Classic: Can Team USA increase interest in 2023 event?
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://media.gq.com/photos/641b73de407a499c5ea6c09a/3:2/w_1686,h_1124,c_limit/wbc.jpg)
The World Baseball Classic Proved That Baseball Can Indeed Be Very Lit
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/03/22/ap23081059006081-f5b7e9eb6960af2153a0eabe8574b041a3c19bc5.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani fans his Angels teammate as Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for baseball title : NPR
![Japan Will Face United States in World Baseball Classic Final - The New York Times](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/crx3jjthag4kc4ehadrf)
Korea vs. Japan in World Baseball Classic 2023