The final out of the World Baseball Classic will be an at-bat that fans talk about for years. It was Shohei Ohtani against Mike Trout — two of the best players in baseball history — with so much on the line.
Ohtani won that battle with an unhittable slider to claim the WBC title for Japan. And a week later, Ohtani returned in an Angels uniform to work the back fields of the Tempe Diablo baseball complex. This was one of the few remaining opportunities for Ohtani to get some reps in before the regular season. Yet, it was awfully clear that Ohtani was already in midseason form.
