Japan claimed ... the No. 51 Suzuki jersey was no Ichiro tribute. Rather, it was a nod to injured teammate Seiya Suzuki, the Cubs outfielder who had to pull out of the WBC with an oblique injury.

The opening round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic had no shortage of ... out Shohei Ohtani and later gifted the Japanese superstar a team jersey signed by the entire Czech Republic team.

Japan announced its 30-man roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Thursday afternoon. In addition to the five major leaguers, the team features most of the top stars in Nippon Professional ...

Ohtani struck out Trout on a full-count slider, raised his hands to the heavens, and just like that, Japan is the 2023 WBC champion ... on the back of Team USA's jersey, ignore their baseball ...

But, even after a stint managing Japan’s 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team ... Kuriyama wore a Rays jersey with No. 89, which he said is a reference in Japanese to baseball.

Donation Options Search Search Search Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman, playing for Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic ... into Team Japan’s dugout showed his jersey hanging over ...

Japan. Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout -- for the World Baseball Classic title. The final game of the 2023 WBC, between the tournament's two most dominant teams, ended with the matchup everyone was ...