Shohei Ohtani delivered a fairytale 3-2 victory for Japan over the United States on Tuesday as the Asian powerhouses won the World Baseball Classic for a record third time.

Home runs from Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto helped put Japan ahead before Los Angeles Angels superstar Ohtani closed out the win from the mound in the ninth inning.

In a perfectly scripted finale at Miami’s LoanDepot Park, Ohtani struck out Angels teammate and US captain Mike Trout to clinch Japan’s third WBC victory following triumphs in 2006 and 2009...https://nairabet.bet/2023/03/22/ohtani-shines-as-japan-down-usa-to-clinch-world-baseball-classic/