In the World Baseball Classic, Japan's Ohtani Shohei and Yoshida Masataka have been chosen as the best players.
The two-way star Ohtani made the list of the All-WBC team as both pitcher and designated hitter. He was also named the tournament's most valuable player.
He served as the starting pitcher in the game against China in the first round and another against Italy in the quarterfinal. He also took the mound in the ninth inning of the final against the US.
He scored two wins and one save with an earned run average of 1.86.
As a batter, Ohtani had a batting average of .435, one home run and eight RBIs.
Yoshida was also picked as an outfielder for the team.
He played left field in all games of the tournament and batted cleanup from the quarterfinal. He logged a batting average of .409, two homers. His 13 RBIs are a new WBC record.
The two-way star Ohtani made the list of the All-WBC team as both pitcher and designated hitter. He was also named the tournament's most valuable player.
He served as the starting pitcher in the game against China in the first round and another against Italy in the quarterfinal. He also took the mound in the ninth inning of the final against the US.
He scored two wins and one save with an earned run average of 1.86.
As a batter, Ohtani had a batting average of .435, one home run and eight RBIs.
Yoshida was also picked as an outfielder for the team.
He played left field in all games of the tournament and batted cleanup from the quarterfinal. He logged a batting average of .409, two homers. His 13 RBIs are a new WBC record.
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Summary
In the World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani and Masataka Yoshida were recognized as top players. Ohtani, a two-way star, was named MVP, making the All-WBC team as both pitcher and designated hitter. He won 2 games, saved 1 with an ERA of 1.86, while batting .435 with one home run and 8 RBIs.
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230322_41/
Date: March 22, 2023
Created: 2023/03/23 07:27
Updated: 2025/12/09 05:55
Last Read: 2023/03/23 07:31