Japan defeated Team USA 3-2 on Tuesday night to win the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Japan, who went undefeated throughout the tournament, has now won three WBC tournaments: 2006, 2009, and 2023. They remain the only nation to win multiple tournaments, though Team USA would have joined them with a victory.
FINAL: United States 14, Cuba 2
A complete dismantling. Trea Turner is the best No. 9 hitter ever. The U.S. had eight extra-base hits. And after a rough start, Team USA is back to the World Baseball Classic finals and will face the winner of Japan-Mexico in hopes of a repeat.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 20, 2023
BREAKING; Japan stuns Mexico in the World Baseball Classic semifinals in Miami on Monday, staging a dramatic comeback in a 6-5 victory over an underdog Mexico team that will see Samurai Japan play the U.S. in Tuesday’s championship game. https://t.co/ATagrfcd5j
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) March 21, 2023