Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto each homered and Japan held on to defeat the United States 3-2 on March 21 to win its third World Baseball Classic crown. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani ...
Lars Nootbaar’s imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in Japan ...