Mike Trout of the USA struck out against Japan’s Shohei Ohtani to end the World Baseball Classic. Getty Images Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto homered as Japan built a 3-2 lead.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to secure Japan victory. Japan put Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Angels' two-way star, on the mound to close out the top of the ninth.

Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending ...

Shohei Ohtani #16 of Team Japan reacts after the final out of the World Baseball Classic Championship defeating Team USA 3-2 at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Eric Espada ...

The 2023 WBC Championship match came down to none other than Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. With Japan up 3-2 at the top of the ninth inning and a full count, Ohtani struck out his star teammate ...

Trout, the U.S. captain and a three-time MVP, then ended the game by striking out on a full-count breaking ball. Ohtani’s only other save was in a Japan postseason playoff game in 2016.

Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani celebrates after striking out Mike Trout for the final out of Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic championship. Japan held on for a 3-2 win over the United States. MIAMI ...

Shohei Ohtani's last sweeper to strike out Mike Trout literally broke the 20-80 scale. 87 mph with 17 inches of sweep after averaging 99.6 on the heater that inning.

The matchup between Ohtani and Trout was everything baseball fans could have asked for and more. And to have Ohtani strike out Trout on a full count, no less, was peak sports drama and theater.

Trout swung and missed at two 100-mph fastballs but laid off some sliders out of the zone to work a full count. Then Ohtani threw a 3-2 slider that moved to the outside of the plate and struck out ...

The World Baseball Classic ended with a third win for Japan after Shohei Ohtani closes out the USA with a strike out for Mike Trout. Colin Cowherd talks the talent of Ohtani, and why we're only ...

Ohtani whiffs his Angels teammate on a full-count slider for the final out in a matchup so many wanted to see, giving Japan a 3-2 victory over the defending champs for its first WBC crown since 2009.