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Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani faces Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout, playing for the United States, with two outs in the ninth inning in a World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park
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Ohtani closes in style as Japan edge USA for third World Baseball Classic title, World Baseball Classic
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In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball Classic for Japanese championship
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register
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Best moments from teammates facing off: Trout vs. Ohtani - ESPN
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout as Japan edges Team USA for World Baseball Classic title – Orange County Register
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Ohtani strikes out Trout to give Japan World Baseball Classic championship over U.S.
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to win World Baseball Classic
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Mike Trout breaks silence about iconic at-bat vs. Shohei Ohtani in WBC
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to win WBC Championship
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Shohei Ohtani warns Mike Trout that he's not the best player [on Team Japan] for WBC 23
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Japanese TV call of Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout to win WBC is legendary
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Ohtani ready to pitch vs Trout, USA in relief at WBC final
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Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout: Breaking down WBC's epic final at-bat and the off-the-charts slider to end it
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Mike Trout describes striking out vs. Shohei Ohtani in World Baseball Classic: 'I missed some pitches I should've hit