The venue for the first-ever World Baseball Classic final was Petco Park in San Diego (home of the MLB side San Diego Padres), and pitted pre-tournament favorites Japan against Cuba. Samurai Blue ...

This World Baseball Classic, the fifth ever held, finished on March 21, 2023, with a Japanese 3–2 win over the United States. This victory gave Samurai Japan its third WBC championship ...

An estimated 1,200 appreciative fans cheered and greeted members of Samurai Japan, which clinched its third championship in the World Baseball Classic, upon their return to Japan on March 23.

Japan is used to and expects success at the World Baseball Classic -- and for good reason. After winning championships in 2006 and 2009 and third place finishes in 2013 and 2017, Samurai Japan has ...

Samurai Japan players celebrate after beating the United States in the World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park in Miami, on March 21, 2023, local time. (Mainichi/Kenji Ikai) TOKYO -- Though ...

Heading into the 2023 World Baseball Classic, three teams were thought to stand above the rest in terms of talent: Team USA, Samurai Japan, and the Dominican Republic. In a 20-team field ...

Japan held off Team USA to capture a 3-2 victory and win the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami ... Ohtani on the mound for Samurai Japan. And Trout at the plate for Team USA.

But while Kondo lacks the international fame of his MLB teammates, his penchant for getting on base means anyone watching Samurai Japan might see him a lot before the tournament ends. In a time of ...

Samurai Japan, the team that has won more World Baseball Classic titles than any other, seems poised to add a third trophy to its collection. Five games into the tournament, Japan has looked ...

Just a one game, do-or-die, winner-take-all showdown between Samurai Japan and Team USA, the two clear favorites when the World Baseball Classic began two weeks earlier. The existential question ...

known as Samurai Japan, has won the World Baseball Classic twice and also won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The points for the WBSC ranking are compiled according to performance of ...

Samurai Japan's coach, Hirokazu Ibata ... an important moment to make final decisions about the roster for the World Baseball Classic." The commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB ...