Japan is on a mission to achieve the perfect outcome in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, just like every other country.

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 ... the score. Samurai Japan went ahead ...

Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Colombia and Nicaragua Placed into Pools After Advancing from Qualifiers Played Earlier this Year; Defending Champions from Samurai Japan to Host Pool C at Tokyo Dome; 2023 ...

Get ready for the World Baseball Classic 2026! See the teams, schedule, venues, plus which top players are suiting up for the ...

In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...

Shohei Ohtani is the greatest baseball player on the planet ... about whether he was interested in partaking in the 2026 WBC for Japan. Here's what he said: “I’ve said this before as well ...

The United States was close to securing a championship at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, but it lost the title game 3-2 to Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan. While the 2026 WBC is several months ...

Japan's World Baseball Classic manager Hirokazu Ibata, left, and his South Korean counterpart Ryu Ji Hyun pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo ...

Team USA seeks its first WBC championship since 2017. Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan defeated Mike Trout and the United States 3-2 in the 2023 title game. Team USA will compete in Pool B of the ...

(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) In 2023, Samurai Japan put on a dominant performance en route to their third World Baseball Classic victory. In thrilling fashion, Shohei Ohtani struck out ...