In a magical ending to a stellar World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, two Los Angeles Angeles faced off for the victory: Shohei Ohtani on the mound and Mike Trout at the plate. Just totally perfect.
Following Mookie Betts grounding into a double play in the top of the ninth, Trout stepped up and looked like he was swinging for the fences as Team USA’s one last chance. But Ohtani was on fire against his MLB teammate and struck Trout out as Japan topped the U.S., 3-2, in a thrilling ending to a 2023 tournament that’s become an instant classic.
While baseball fans on Twitter were overjoyed by the storybook ending, surely one of the best reactions to Ohtani’s final pitch and Japan’s victory over Team USA came from these Japanese broadcasters:
AS CALLED ON JAPANESE TV: pic.twitter.com/g2KcTBua4B
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 22, 2023
Absolutely electric!