World Baseball Classic
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BaseballOhtani Practices with Samurai Japan in Nagoya Ahead of WBC
NAGOYA — Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels arrived on Friday at Vantelin Dome Nagoya and prac...
March 4, 2023
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BaseballJapan’s Suzuki Out of World Baseball Classic with Injury
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs will miss the upcoming World Baseb...
March 1, 2023
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BaseballSwallows Slugger Steals Show in Samurai Japan Showdown
San Diego Padres ace Yu Darvish, lower left, and other players watch as a pitch hit by Tokyo Yakult ...
February 22, 2023
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BaseballSamurai Japan Kicks Off WBC Training Camp
MIYAZAKI — Samurai Japan opened up its training camp on Friday at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki...
February 17, 2023
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BaseballTrout, Betts, Ohtani among 8 MVPs in World Baseball Classic
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States’ Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, Japan’s Shohei Ohtani and Ve...
February 10, 2023
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BaseballAfter Meeting Japan Stars as Kid, Lars Nootbaar is Now One Himself
LOS ANGELES — At first glance, it looks like just another photo of a young boy happily posing with a...
February 1, 2023
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BaseballJapan’s Skipper Kuriyama Goes with Youth for WBC, but It’s Just A Coincidence
Japan will be fielding its youngest-ever team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, with the 30-me...
January 27, 2023
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BaseballKuriyama Fills Out WBC Roster, Includes Nootbaar, Yoshida
Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama filled out the rest of his roster for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball...
January 27, 2023
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BaseballCardinals’ Nootbaar, Boston’s Yoshida in Japan’s WBC team
TOKYO (AP) — Japan completed naming its 30-man roster on Thursday for the World Baseball Classic, wh...
January 26, 2023
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BaseballOhtani among stars rostered for 2023 WBC duties
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama on Friday announced the names of 12 of the 30 players who will...
January 7, 2023
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BaseballAngels 2-way superstar Ohtani to appear in WBC
Nippon Professional Baseball announced Friday that Shohei Otani of the Los Angeles Angels, Munetaka ...
January 6, 2023
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BaseballSamurai Japan stave off challengers for world top spot
NEW YORK — Japan took first in the men’s baseball rankings released by the World Baseball Softball C...
January 3, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani ‘looking forward’ to playing in WBC next March
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani announced Thursday that he had told Samurai Japan mana...
November 17, 2022
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