Yoshida goes deep twice, Red Sox score nine in eighth to beat Brewers 12-5 It seemed like it was going to be another one of those frustrating days. Boston Herald · Apr 23, 2023
Boston’s Adam Duvall hit a walk-off stunner thanks to a catastrophic error on Baltimore An absolutely brutal mistake on what would have been a game-winning play. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 2, 2023
MLB 2023 predictions: boom or bust, the Padres will be entertaining San Diego and the New York Mets have splashed the cash. But the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves are superbly run clubs The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023
Ohtani donates WBC cap to U.S. Hall of Fame MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani has donated the cap he wore in the final of the World Baseball Classic to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the museum said Wednesday. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 24, 2023
Ohtani shines in sparkplug role in thriller Going into the World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani was the biggest star on the Japanese team, if not the entire tournament. On Monday night, the two-way Los Angeles Angels superstar was content to play a vital supporting role. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 21, 2023
Struggling Murakami finally gets big hit Struggling Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami smashed a two-run sayonara double to complete a 6-5 comeback against Mexico in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in Miami on Monday. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 21, 2023
Ohtani, Japan rally in 9th, edge Mexico to reach WBC final Shohei Ohtani sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 on Monday night. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023
Japan Rallies for Walk-Off Win Over Mexico in WBC Semis, Will Face USA Shohei Ohtani was at the center of his country’s wild walk-off win to set up a juicy showdown against Mike Trout and Team USA in Tuesday’s final. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2023
Japan walks off Mexico to secure WBC championship showdown with the United States MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani rarely shows emotion on the baseball field. Miami Herald · Mar 21, 2023
'We see who Shohei is.' How Shohei Ohtani and Japan advanced to WBC semifinals. Shohei Ohtani made his presence known when he struck out the first batter of Japan's 9-3 win over Italy in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game Thursday, but that wasn't his most exciting strikeout of his outing. Los Angeles Times · Mar 16, 2023
Extending Rafael Devers Gives the Aimless Red Sox a Direction After a few years of frustrating cost-cutting and hesitant spending, Boston finally has a way forward. Sports Illustrated · Jan 5, 2023
Red Sox to sign Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida to historic contract worth $105 million SAN DIEGO — It’s not the move Red Sox fans have been waiting for, but for the first time in years they made a franchise-altering free-agent signing that will completely change the way they look on the field. Boston Herald · Dec 8, 2022
Red Sox Make Free Agency Splash With Coveted Japanese League Star The two-time batting champion of Japan’s Pacific League is getting a record-breaking deal. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022