Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan is awarded the trophy by Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrates with the trophy after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March...
Team Japan celebrates after the final out of the World Baseball Classic Championship defeating Team USA 3-2 at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan pitches in the ninth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March...
Yu Darvish of Team Japan pitches in the eighth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21,...
Members of Team Japan react after Kazuma Okamoto of Team Japan hit a solo home run in the fourth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball...
Shosei Togo of Team Japan pitches in the fourth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21,...
Mike Trout of Team USA celebrates after hitting a double in the first inning against Team Japan during the World Baseball Classic Championship at...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan runs home to score after Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run double to defeat Team Mexico 6-5 in the World Baseball Classic...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrates at second base after hitting a double in the ninth inning against Team Mexico during the World Baseball...
Munetaka Murakami of Team Japan hits a two-run double to defeat Team Mexico 6-5 in the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at loanDepot park on March...
Francisco Lindor of Puerto Rico celebrates with teammates after he scored during the fifth inning of the World Baseball Classic Pool D game against...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan reacts after the final out of the World Baseball Classic Championship defeating Team USA 3-2 at loanDepot park on March...
Manager Sadaharu Oh and Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan celebrate after defeating Team Cuba in the Final game of the World Baseball Classic at Petco Park...
Yu Darvish of Team Japan speaks to his teammates in the clubhouse after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic Championship 3-2 at...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrate after defeating Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in...
Members of Team Japan react after Kazuma Okamoto of Team Japan hit a solo home run in the fourth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan speaks with Paul Goldschmidt of Team USA in the first inning during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot...
Munetaka Murakami of Team Japan at bat against Team Mexico during the second inning during the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at loanDepot park on...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrates at second base after hitting a double in the ninth inning against Team Mexico during the World Baseball...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrates at second base after hitting a double in the ninth inning against Team Mexico during the World Baseball...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan rounds the bases to score after a home run by Masataka Yoshida in the seventh inning against Team Mexico during the World...
Trea Turner of The United States celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a 2023 World Baseball Classic...
Alex Verdugo of Team Mexico celebrates with teammates after scoring a run against Team Puerto Rico during the seventh inning in the World Baseball...
Javier Baez of Team Puerto Rico celebrates after hitting a home run against Team Mexico during the first inning in the World Baseball Classic...
Juan Soto of The Dominican Republic celebrates with third base coach Ramon Santiago after hitting a home run in the third inning of the World...
Japan players pose for photos after defeating Korea during the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los...
Japan players hold up the championship trophy after defeating Korea during the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009 at Dodger...
Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki and Munenori Kawasaki of Japan carries the Japanese flag after Japan defeated Korea 5-3 in the finals of the 2009 World...
Ichiro Suzuki of Japan holds the World Baseball Classic Trophy as he is surrounded by a media throng after Japan defeated Cuba in the Championship...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan celebrate after defeating Team USA 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in...
Tetsuto Yamada of Team Japan steals second bae as Trea Turner of Team USA attempts to make the tag in the eighth inning during the World Baseball...
Hiroto Takahashi of Team Japan celebrates at the end of the fifth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot...
Munetaka Murakami of Team Japan hits a solo home run in the second inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at...
Luis Urias of Team Mexico reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning against Team Japan during the World Baseball Classic...
Lars Nootbaar of Japan poses after the World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
Ichiro Suzuki of Japan holds the trophy after defeating Korea during the World Baseball Classic final game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles,...
Ichiro Suzuki of Japan holds up the championship trophy after defeating Korea during the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan throws in the ninth inning during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami,...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan enters from the bullpen for the start of the ninth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship...
Kazuma Okamoto of Team Japan hits a solo home run in the fourth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot...
Randy Arozarena of Team Mexico reacts after hitting a double in the eighth inning against Team Japan during the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at...
Members of Team USA celebrate after Trea Turner hit a grand slam in the eighth inning during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal game...
Mike Trout of Team USA prepares to bat against Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan in the ninth inning of the World Baseball Classic Championship at...
Japan celebrates winning the World Baseball Classic Championship Game against Cuba at PETCO Park on March 20, 2005 in San Diego, California. Japan...
Ichiro Suzuki of Team Japan celebrates with the World Baseball Classic Trophy after defeating Team Cuba in the Final game of the World Baseball...
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Team Japan celebrate after defeating Team USA 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot...
Yu Darvish of Team Japan is poured champaign by Munetaka Murakami and Lars Nootbaar in the clubhouse after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan is awarded the MVP award by Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan is awarded the trophy by Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred after defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic...
Team Japan celebrates after the final out of the World Baseball Classic Championship defeating Team USA 3-2 at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan speaks with Yuhei Nakamura before the start of the ninth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic...
Kyle Schwarber of Team USA celebrates with teammates after a solo home run in the eighth inning against Team Japan during the World Baseball Classic...
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan looks on from first base in the seventh inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at...
Hiroto Takahashi of Team Japan pitches in the fifth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March...
Shosei Togo of Team Japan pitches in the fourth inning against Team USA during the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21,...
Team Japan and Team USA line up prior to the World Baseball Classic Championship at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
Munetaka Murakami of Team Japan hits a two-run double to defeat Team Mexico 6-5 in the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at loanDepot park on March...
Roki Sasaki of Team Japan pitches in the first inning against Team Mexico during the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at loanDepot park on March 20,...
Issac Paredes of Team Mexico reacts during the seventh inning against Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals game at loanDepot...
