Team USA will play Japan in the World Baseball Classic’s championship game, which is expected to be an exciting contest to determine the tournament’s victor.
Both teams have performed well throughout the competition and are deserving of their spots in the championship game, which will provide baseball fans with a fantastic conclusion to what has been an amazing baseball event.
The opportunity to see the ruthless Shohei Ohtani go on his unstoppable Los Angeles Angels colleague Mike Trout in the championship game has made the event interesting.
World Baseball Classic final Japan vs USA: Where and when to watch
Team USA and Team Japan will face each other in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami.
The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 21 and will be streamed on the FOX Sports app and FOXsports.com.
Alternatively, the game will also be shown on FS1 on TV.
World Baseball Classic final: Japan has not lost a game during the WBC competition
In contrast to the US, Japan has not lost a game during the WBC competition, and they enter the championship game with a perfect winning record.
Japan breezed through the group stage with ease under the leadership of the incomparably talented Ohtani.
In its four group stage games, “Samurai Japan” scored an astounding 38 runs before defeating Italy 9-3 in the quarterfinals.
For Japan, the semifinal presented a much greater challenge. In the eighth inning, Japan was trailing 5-4 against a powerful Mexico club that had previously defeated club USA in the groups.
Angels star Ohtani led the inning off with a double before Masataka Yoshida was walked to first. With runners on first and second, up stepped Munetaka Murakami.
However, compared to Japan, Team USA faced more obstacles on the way to the final.
Mark DeRosa’s team lost 11-5 against Mexico before scraping past Colombia with a 3-2 win in its final group-stage game.
The US was trailing Venezuela 7-5 in the top of the eighth inning of their quarterfinal game, and Trea Turner stepped up with the bases loaded.
