Team USA captain and Angels star Mike Trout was at the center of the ending to the World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night, as he stepped into the batter’s box with two outs in the ninth to face his MLB teammate, Team Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani got the better of Trout, striking out the star outfielder to capture the World Baseball Classic for Japan.
The two major league teammates will now go and work together to try to lead the Angels to the playoffs in the American League West, but on Wednesday morning, Trout was still reflective about his time leading Team USA.