‘Unicorn’ Ohtani strikes out Los Angeles teammate Trout in riveting ending
MIAMI: Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout in a showdown between two of the game’s best players to seal Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in a riveting World Baseball Classic (WBC) final on Tuesday.
Baseball is the United States’ national pastime but Japan’s win over the defending WBC champions means they have won three of the five editions of the global showcase first played in 2006. Team USA were…