The world of baseball won! Congrats to all the teams!

I've never seen any professional closer pitcher on the mound with his uniform covered in dirt. This could have only happened for Shohei Ohtani! How lucky we were able to witness this!

Let’s be honest. This WBC is by far the most dramatic championship in the history of baseball. In 50 years, the popularity of WBC would outstrip FIFA World Cup.

Japan 🇯🇵 is proud to have won against another great 🇺🇸 US Major league stars! That make the 3rd championship even greater without forgetting other teams like Mexico and Venezuela that did an awesome role in the tournament! Congrats to Shohei and Samurai Japan .. from an Argentine 🇦🇷 fan living in Japan!

This year's WBC was one of the best sports tournaments ever witnessed, and watching from start to finish, almost every pitch of the games that Japan was part of. I'm rooting for White Sox even more again, and keeping my eyes on the team 300 miles southwest in the Cardinals and Lars Nootbaar. And also Japanese baseball, I have to be paying attention to another great baseball league in the world when I live in Japan!

It was a tough night for the Team USA and Mike Trout, but it was definitely one of the most beatiful nights for baseball. Ohtani is a godsend not only to Japan but to the history of baseball.

never any doubt Japan would win...all rise for your 3 time WBC Champions

Had no idea team Japan was so loaded with superstars. MLB needs to sign more of those players to play in the States. Hats off to team USA. nothing to be ashamed of. Kept it close and we all got to see Trout vs Ohtani. Much appreciated. Have a great 2023 MLB season.

This $hit got me all misty-eyed. Trout and Ohtani breathed new life into baseball.

今回は日本が勝ちましたが どのチームも魂を持って素晴らしい戦いをしたと思います👏 何より勝ち負けだけではなく相手に対するリスペクトを強く感じたWBCでした。 各国の選手の皆さんに拍手👏を送りたいです。 お疲れ様でした🙇

It was a great game today but to be honest the real final was last night Mexico vs Japan

Yes, the baseball world won. Ohtani is a phenomenon to enjoy and revive the baseball world in US and internationally. He transcends the sport, an athlete for the ages. Team Japan played baseball w excellence in every phase of the game. His speech to teammates before the game was powerful and eloquent. During the usual interviews he gives, he tends to be very humble, not boasting or denigrating anyone, not offering much insight. But in that speech to the team, he spoke to their mindset, challenging them to set aside their awe of the opponent, and spurred them to victory. I think it’s shameful that Fox had this game and the preceding one on their FS1 channel instead of the main Fox channel, where the mindless sitcoms and phony dramas of the typical lineup were more important than a great baseball tournament. It shows how little they care about a playoff series that was as exciting as a World Series but with even more unique elements in the mix. The series was also a minor story or completely ignored most of the time on ESPN, until they suddenly gave it some attention after the final game with that closing matchup drama became such an iconic and powerful sports moment.

And people still say that Ohtani is overrated. I have to assume that they either don’t understand the game or are racist, or both.

Arigato Ben-san, Alex-san for your coverage with great spirits during this amazing WBC. I really enjoyed and learned a lot about baseball. Love from Japan!

When you played baseball with your friends in the field as a child, did you want to play with friends you didn't like? I played baseball with good friends when I was a kid. So I think all the players in this tournament are good friends.

This Final game put the WBC and baseball up to par with the soccer world cup final.

Hey Ben. I just got through watching "Searching for Shohei." It finally hit me why you and Shohei are so much alike. Both of you are having fun doing what you are doing because you both love and respect the game so much. Thanks for the great times!

日米両チームお疲れ様でした 野球の凄まじさを感じずにいられない

As a first gen Cuban American, I fell in love with the WBC in 2006 because I got to finally see Cuba play against some of the best the USA has to offer. And of course, along side Cuba, I’m always rooting for a USA win. But having the best player this game has ever seen (Ohtani) in this years tournament….how can you not root for the Unicorn?! Last nights game might as well have been played on a cornfield in Iowa. We all got to witness Baseball Lore. What a blessing.

One of my all time favorite moments in baseball. One of the very best hitters, vs one of the very best pitchers/hitters, at the bottom of the 9th, to win it all. Teammate vs teammate, friend vs friend. Hopefully we see this matchup again in the future, and they can put this into a good season in Anaheim......

What a great game ❗️Thanks for U.S. team.

I predict Ben is gonna be a movie director. Everytime I see you, you want a movie out of this WBC badly. But I totally agree. Your channel made this championship even more fun and exciting. Thank you, Ben & Alex!!

Alex the best smile on TV.

once again...this outing proves ohtani is the one...the only...UNICORN...there is no moment too big for ohtani...that strikeout for the victory put me in tears...because i don't know when we will ever see such greatness in this life-time...

Great job Ben and Alex for your great coverage of the WBC! Ohtani is already cool, but he was EXTRA COOL during the WBC!! It was a win for baseball fans worldwide to see him play at this stage (and his match-up with Trout is a storybook ending!). Congratulations on the win, Team Japan, and congratulations and respect to all the teams who participated for furthering our love for baseball! 🙌

Ben tonight you stand before us vindicated my friend. And in a small way so have the rest of us that have been shouting from the rooftops how great Ohtani truly is! You would not believe how many people have contacted me saying how right I was! That said, I tip my cap to an honorable champion, Ohtani san! 🎉 #champion #mvp

"Everything, best of Shohei, all at once..."

For me, this whole series was very Charles Dickens. As an American living in Japan rooting concurrently for USA and Japan until the best/worst of times materialized-USA v Japan. Oh my. Maybe it would be a blowout where I could easily cheer for the leading team while giving sincere condolences to the trailing. No dice. Certainly it would not come down to the most volatile confrontation where in the 9th inning flaming 100 mph+ pitches meet explosions off powerfully solid swings. Certainly it would not comedown to a last bat with a full count between two titans, both my favorite players from my favorite team in the MLB. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…both at the same time. Thank you, Charles Dickens-San. Congrats are due in both directions.

for two of the greatest players to ever play the game that have won only one mlb playoff game between them, they couldn't have squared off on a bigger stage. now, they gotta head back to anaheim and depend on eachother. ben absolutely right, this movie better than 'field of dreams'

ベンさん、いつもありがとうございます🙇‍♂️ 　楽しく動画見させて頂いてます✨✨ 　野球に携わる方々全てに感謝と賞賛を送ります。メキシコの監督、アメリカの監督の言葉が全てだと思います。 　ドラマと感動をありがとうございました🎉

Thank you for all baseball fans

What a set up! It was a dream to watch two great players, Trout and Ohtani! The USA and Japan, both teams are awesome, thank you God. Congratulation to Samurai team🎉🎉

Everybody had dreamed of Trout vs Ohtani Who wrote the script? I'm not sure if there is something like a baseball god If so, he must have been there

Looks Trout and Ohtani are really into this match and enjoying!! That's the most valuable thing throughout this game!

ベンくん😂楽しそうすぎる

ベンさん　引き続きエンゼルスの翔平大谷を応援してくださいね👍

Congrats samurai Japan🙌🙌👏👏👏💪💪❤️🇯🇵ohtani the great 🙌🙌🙌💪💪💪

This tournament deserves more credit and media attention. This year was full of amazing games, you could see on their faces how much the players loved playing for their nation and gave it their all. It truly deserves to be considered the "World Cup of baseball". Congrats to Japan and hopefully the US takes it seriously and sends the best of the best for the next tournament.

The Goat and the Unicorn. That's the movie title. Do it!

I learned that superstars are always at the place that makes them brightest, Ben! Thanks, bro!!

I didn't cheer for either the US or Japan, but this was a fantastic game and a gift to all real baseball fans

This is fantastic.

日本人として、🇺🇸偉大な野球の発祥地でありリーダーであるアメリカのチームに敬意を表します。今回は🇯🇵日本が運良く優勝しましたが、これからも両国が切磋琢磨して野球が盛り上がっていくことを祈ります🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 主催者のMLBと、野球の神様にも感謝！素晴らしい光景を見せてくれてありがとう🙏✨

OHTANI made TROUT look like a little league player.

1点差で9回2アウト大谷とトラウトの対決一打同点、フルカウントそして最後は三振で世界一とか。 漫画でもこんな場面描かんよ、

When do we get to see Shohei and Ben talking about baseball for 30 minutes?

If the purpose of WBC is to develop the world of baseball and expand the baseball market around the world, MLB should reconsider how they approach to WBC and cooperate with Team USA. Most countries treat this tournament as like a World Cup in soccer, not as an exhibition game.

The only teams USA does NOT have a winning record against: Mexico (1-3), DR (1-2), Korea (0-1), Puerto Rico (3-3) and now Japan (2-2)

大谷が打者として出場しながら中継ぎとして登板できるところを見て色んな人たちが様々な可能性を見出してそう。

Thank you Alex. Thank you Ben. ❤

Congratulations!!💨🍾

In Japan, there is an aphorism that the next game after winning with a large number of points should be taken seriously. Because the feeling of an easy game from the previous match remains. In the previous game, Japan reversed to Mexico in the final innings. There was this mood of rising luck.

In the semi-finals, the team won with a comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning. In the final, Ohtani struck out Trout in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at one run to end the game. Who could have come up with such a story?

Yes this WBC brought back my love for the game again

Angels lose with the two best players in baseball. Both Sho and Mike are Hall of Famers.

Both are legends. No doubt. However, Trout (31) slightly passed his peak, while Ohtani (28) is in his peak. I think that made a difference in the matchup.

rewatching 2 months later. The excitement

野球の神様が書いた脚本による最高のハリウッド映画みたいだった

Imagine what the USA roster could have been if the all stars cared more about representing their country and less about money. Merrill Kelly was the starting pitcher for the championship game. I’ve never heard of him before!

Ben, We need ur Brother 2026.

In the 150 years since American educator Horace Wilson began teaching his students in Tokyo about baseball in 1872, Most of the game is tactics between the pitcher and the batter. 　 Hold your breath and concentrate. Pitchers when pitching, batters when batting. It leads to martial arts, and to Zen. When you get greedy, you lose the battle. Go innocently. Don't loose your tension even for one pitch. The tension continued, and the game was so good that couldn't move. I'm glad it's American and Japanese audiences who know that well. The Japanese have really loved this sport. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig also came to Japan. Don't get carried away. The joy of winning is only one day. After 150 years, we still haven't caught up with America yet.

I’m surprised trout didn’t swing at the split and swung at the slider. The split fingers the out pitch .

大谷が勝てば、嬉しいのね、アメリカ応援していると思った🙄

Shades of Satchel Paige vs. Josh Gibson In 1942, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Homestead Grays in the Negro League Championship Series. But one highlight remains forever in the books: Satchel Paige, the greatest pitcher at the time, faced off against a man with “more home runs than Babe Ruth,” Josh Gibson. Satchel struck him out with the bases loaded after Gibson fouled two pitches off of him. This at-bat between Ohtani and Trout resembled that in the modern age. The best of the best going up against each other. And maybe we’ll see it again if Ohtani signs outside Anaheim.

Benさん、ありがとう。 次回、チームUSAが超一流の投手を揃えることを希望します。 Cole, DeGrom, Scherzer, Burnes, Wheeler, Strider, Gausman, Cease, Fried, そしてVerlander. こうした素晴らしい投手がいるのに、WBCに出場をしないことは残念です。

I just can’t believe Trout and Ohtani are in the same team and can’t go to the playoffs today man I hate this. Hopefully 2024 will be better!

Really looking forward to 2026 WBC

Apuesto 1 millón de euros que Japón gana el mundial de fútbol mínimo una ves en los años 2030-2034-2038 y 2042

10:57 BEAUTIFUL ❤

Real world series! Not Phillies vs Astros !

ありがとう(^^)🗽

The world of baseball won? What about Japan won they played smart and they deserved it , it's that simple

The USA lost the game because they do not know how to bunt! Throughout the tournament they showed zero ability to bunt, and it hurt them in the last inning against Japan. Mookie Betts did not know how to bunt and ended up hitting into a double play. This is very important, and the American media is silent about it.

Well..., give Shohei a US citizenship so he could help Team USA.

🐐”vs🦄”

ベンバーランダー？

Mike Trout gotta lose some muscle man, young Mike Trout would’ve gotten atleast a foul ball tip vs this Ohtani 😂.

🇯🇵⚾️rules!..⚾️rules and beautiful..let’s play ⚾️ people around d world..there’s more samurai shohei to come if we ❤️and support d game,am i right?i’m 🇯🇵 but I can speak and write english..better than shohei..🤣..shohei rules!🇯🇵💪⚾️..✌️❤️🙏to all!sayonara😘🇯🇵

Ohtani won't hit more than 20 hrs this year. He has lost weight and strength. If I am wrong---wonderful. Do Japanese baseball teams have a limit on the number of non-Japanese players who can play on any team? If I remember right, I think it is 6. Could be wrong. That isn't racist. That is just culture. Beautiful Japan.

アメリカ怖かったよーーーー。 全ての参加国にリスペクト！ また三年後、よろしくお願いします。

大谷・・・・ グラブは大事にしなくちゃね！ 放り投げてはかわいそう！ 帽子もね！ でもありがとう！

Look this Japanese team championsjip title is not worth it USA team did not play for real And most of the top major leagues pictures did not participate in this WBC tournament I know well Japanese leagues players are the top level players but if USA had been played for real and the most of the Major leagues pitches participated in the WBC tournament The most likely team USA would have been won the title easily

KBO better than NPB!

SHOHEI OHTANI IS WONDERFUL PLAYER !

wow... this is a terrible broadcast...

大谷翔平が好きな人！この指とまれ〜☝❤

SHOHEI OHTANI IS WONDERFUL PLAYER !