Shohei Ohtani strikes out USA’s Mike Trout to clinch WBC title for Japan

Two of the top players in baseball squared off in the ninth inning with the World Baseball Classic on the line Tuesday night in Miami.

Earlier in the inning, Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil led off with a walk, but Team USA’s next batter, Mookie Betts, grounded out into a 4-6-3 double play, setting the stage for Trout.As for Ohtani, he backed up his rousing pregame speech he gave to his Japanese teammates.

Shohei Ohtani celebrates after getting Mookie Betts to ground into a double play in the ninth inning of Japan’s 3-2 World Baseball Classic title-clinching win over Team USA.Mike Trout of the USA struck out against Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to end the World Baseball Classic.“Let’s stop admiring them,” the 28-year-old Ohtani said, as translated by the Los Angeles Times.

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