Samurai Japan Beats Taiwan in its First World Baseball Classic Game

The Yomiuri Shimbun

22:35 JST, March 6, 2026

Japanese national team Samurai Japan won, 13-0, in its first game of the World Baseball Classic on Friday night at Tokyo Dome.

The Samurai Japan roster includes a record eight Major League Baseball players, including Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was named the MVP of the 2023 WBC.