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Japan's Ohtani strikes out Trout to seal World Baseball Classic win
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Ohtani Strikes out Trout as Japan Lift WBC Title
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In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball Classic for Japanese championship
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for WBC championship - The Globe and Mail
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Japan's Ohtani strikes out Trout to seal World Baseball Classic victory - Gulf Times
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Japan stuns U.S. in dramatic final out to win the World Baseball Classic
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How the Angels wasted the primes of Trout and Ohtani, two all-time greats, Los Angeles Angels
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Ohtani closes in style as Japan edge USA for third World Baseball Classic title, World Baseball Classic
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Shohei Ohtani versus Mike Trout is how the WBC needed to end