Team USA had a chance to win back-to-back World Baseball Classics but could not get it done as they fell to undefeated Japan, 3-2, on Tuesday night at LoanDepot Park in Miami.
Shohei Ohtani clinched the game by striking out Angels teammate Mike Trout in the top of the ninth inning. He was later named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
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For Japan, it was their first WBC title since 2009.
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