The Angels star sparks a four-run third inning and pitches shutout ball into the fifth in a 9-3 victory over Italy on Thursday in Tokyo
TOKYO — Japan manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It’s been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.
Japan travels to Miami for a semifinal on Monday against Puerto Rico or Mexico. Cuba plays the other semifinal against the United States or Venezuela. Ohtani stretched his tournament scoreless streak to 8 2/3 innings before the fifth, when Dominic Fletcher hit a soft bases-loaded single into right with two outs on Ohtani’s 71st and final pitch — nine short of the limit.
Hiromi Itoh relieved and retired Miles Mastrobuoni on a flyout as Yoshida slammed into the left field wall while making the catch.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Shohei Ohtani and Japan beat Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinalsShohei Ohtani strikes out five in his second WBC start, and also goes 1 for 4 with two runs scored in a 9-3 win to help Japan reach the WBC semifinals.
Read more »
Japan’s ONE N’ ONLY Break Down March Single ‘We’ll rise again’The six-man band is currently releasing new songs every month for five months to celebrate their fifth anniversary.
Read more »
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game programThe expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday.
Read more »
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game programThe expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday. The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for the second time — six years after the first — by approving a bigger group stage for the inaugural 48-team event.
Read more »
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game programThe supersized event in North America will include 40 more games than were played in Qatar in 2022, with 48 teams in 12 groups of four.
Read more »
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game schedule over 6 weeksThe expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday.
Read more »