Japan rallies to beat Australia for First place in Pool C

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Ohtani Goes Hitless; Japan Rallies To Beat Australia for 1st Place In Pool C
Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida 's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia...

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Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, clinches first place in group at World Baseball Classic
Japan outlasts Australia, clinches Group C in WBC
Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, cliches first place in group at World Baseball Classic
Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic , then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia...

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Stuart Fairchild's Grand Slam Leads Taiwan Over Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic
Red Sox’ Masataka Yoshida blasts home run for Japan; can he break own WBC record?
South Korea squeeze into World Baseball Classic quarter-finals
The Koreans needed to win by five clear runs at the Tokyo Dome to advance ahead of Australia and Taiwan and they were staring elimination in the face until they scored the crucial run in the ninth inn...

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Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida Hits Game-Winning Home Run At World Baseball Classic
Not even Shohei Ohtani might be able to save Japan's WBC hopes from a fatal flaw

Shohei Ohtani shines again for Japan in World Baseball Classic

Dodgers star homers and the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki goes deep twice in an 8-6 pool-play victory over South Korea; Dodgers’ Hyeseong Kim hits a home run in the loss.
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Ohtani's slam in historic 10-run inning catapults Japan past Chinese Taipei

The defending champs and the most talented baseball player on the planet make for a dangerous combination. On Friday night, Samurai Japan began its World Baseball Classic title defense, taking on a Chinese Taipei team that upset it in the 2024 Premier12 tournament.

Shohei Ohtani's Grand Slam Powers Japan WBC Blowout, Chalamet and Bad Bunny Witness

Shohei Ohtani crushed a grand slam in Samurai Japan's World Baseball Classic opener, with Timothée Chalamet and Bad Bunny in attendance.

Even Japanese Emperor Naruhito and the royal family are Ohtani fans, make appearance at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO (AP) — Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan’s critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are fans of Japanese baseball and superstar Shohei Ohtani.