As Trea Turner rounded the bases Tuesday night after hitting his fifth home run of the World Baseball Classic, the “M-V-P!” chants roared throughout loanDepot park. Turner’s tournament outing — tied for the most in a single WBC, with a grand slam — was a reminder of how just how stacked this United States team was.
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The Clippers All-Star’s knee buckled while landing on a rebound.
For the third time in the event’s history, Japan goes home with the trophy.
The entire 2023 World Baseball Classic was building to the exact moment that arrived in the ninth inning: two outs, a one-run game, and Japan’s Shohei Ohtani on the mound to face Team USA’s Mike Trout. The Angels teammates held up their end of the deal to deliver an iconic moment—and one that culminated in Japan’s dominant run to its third WBC title.
Ohtani struck out Trout on six pitches, getting his fellow MVP to whiff on three swings to clinch a 3–2 victory.
In a moment that seemed scripted, Shohei Ohtani struck out Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out and won tournament MVP honors.
Team USA’s bid for consecutive World Baseball Classic tournament championships came up short on Tuesday night, falling to Japan 3–2 at loanDepot Park in Miami.
Four of the five runs came on solo home runs by Team USA’s Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber and Japan’s Munetaka Murakami and Kumiko Okamoto.
Trea Turner opened the scoring in the top of the second inning, crushing a 2–1 pitch from Shota Imanaga.
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In a moment you dream of as a child, Ohtani squares off with Trout to close out the WBC
It was everything you dream of as a young child playing baseball in the backyard.
3-2 count. Two outs. Ninth inning.
And a world championship on the line.
That was what we saw in the ninth inning of the championship game of the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night. Japan, with a 3-2 lead in the championship game, turned to baseball’s unicorn, Shohei Ohtani, to close out the win.
The World Baseball Classic championship duel between Team USA and Japan delivered on thrills as the stacked lineups faced off for one last night in Miami. Both teams brought the bats to win it all, but Japan’s pitching outshined the U.S. to best the 2017 champs.
Japan dethroned the United States, 3-2, behind a spectacular finish by international star Shohei Ohtani. The script for this game was exquisitely written by the baseball gods. All eyes were on Ohtani who faced the prospect of pitching against Angels teammate Mike Trout Tuesday night.
What a way for the WBC to end.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic had been so fun the past few weeks so it was only fitting that the final out came to two of baseball’s best players – Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout – squaring off in the final at-bat of a what was a great championship game between Japan and Team USA in Miami.
Seriously, that ending couldn’t have been written any better – the two Angels teammates went to a 3-2 count with two outs in one-run game in the top of the ninth before Ohtani got his Angels teammate swinging at strike three to give Japan a 3-2 win.
New York City is mourning the loss of Knicks legend Willis Reed. The NY icon passed away on Tuesday at age 80.
Reed spent his career as a New York Knick and co-led the team to two championships alongside fellow legend Walt Frazier. Reed’s legacy includes having a historic game named after him.
After Reed suffered a thigh injury against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Los Angeles tied the championship series against the Knicks with a Game 6 win.
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His status for Game 7 was a mystery to everyone but Reed.
The Sun Devils basketball coach led the team to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019.
Arizona State men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley agreed to two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Sun Devils’ program through the 2026, the school announced Tuesday.
Hurley has led ASU to four seasons of 20 or more wins, inlcuing the 2022-23 campaign, where the Sun Devils finished 23–13 and fifth in the Pac-12.
Abram was a first-round draft pick by the Raiders in 2019.
Free agent safety Johnathan Abram plans to sign with the New Orleans Saints, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Tuesday night.
Abram was selected by the Raiders with pick No. 27 of the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, following a standout career at Mississippi State. In 35 games for the Raiders, Abram made 246 tackles and recorded three interceptions.
Following a mostly disappointing career, Abram was waived by the Raiders on Nov. 8 last season.