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12 hours agoWBC 2026: Team Japan players who could be MLB's next stars
Three years ago, Japan toppled the United States to win the World Baseball Classic thanks to Shohei Ohtani's two-way exploits, punctuated by his strikeout of Mike Trout to seal the victory. Ohtani was the star of the show, but he wasn't the only star. Several of his teammates, household names in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, used the stage to introduce themselves to American baseball fans while making major contributions to that championship run.
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