Shohei Ohtani getting support from Drake and Ann Michael Maye is raising eyebrows among American baseball fans.

One pitch changed Ondřej Satoria’s life -- and he thought it was a mistake. Facing Shohei Ohtani in the Tokyo Dome three years ago, Satoria -- an electrical controller at ČEZ Group in Ostrava, a city on the border of Poland – threw his changeup,

Australia's attempt at a massive upset at the WBC came up short, thanks in large part to Masataka Yoshida's two-run home run in the seventh inning.

There are seven World Baseball Classic games slated for Sunday, which include Japan vs. Australia and the Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands. Both Japan and the DR — the favorites in their respective pools — opened as top contenders to win the tournament behind the United States at +330 and +400,

Especially in the earlier phases of the World Baseball Classic tournament, not all of the games between nations are particularly evenly matched.

Japan's quest to defend its World Baseball Classic title is off to a great start thanks in no small part to Shohei Ohtani's historic performance in Friday's 13-0- win over Chinese Taipei.

TOKYO (AP) — This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Lia Chan and her husband How and other family members flew in from Singapore — about a seven-hour flight to Tokyo — just to watch Ohtani play in the World Baseball Classic.

Defending champion Japan hit four home runs, including one by Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, to beat South Korea 8-6 in the World Baseball Classic.