Japan Beats United States to Win World Baseball Classic Crown

Japan beat the United States 3-2 to win the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami Tuesday.

Japan's Shohei Ohtani, a star hitter and pitcher in U.S. Major League Baseball, sealed the win for his home country when he took the pitcher's mound at the top of the ninth inning. He walked Jeff McNeil to start the inning, then got Mookie Betts to hit into a double play before striking out Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike T