In an epic Classic semifinal, Shohei Ohtani (who else?) set the stage for Munetaka Murakami and Japan's dramatic rally over Mexico, leading to Tuesday's title tilt vs. Team USA (7 p.m. ET, FS1).
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Before helping lead Japan to a walk-off win in the Classic semifinal, Shohei Ohtani put on a show in BP, hitting the videoboard at loanDepot park in front of a crowd of onlookers.
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Team Japan starter Roki Sasaki was as advertised through his first 3 innings before Mexico put together a 2-out rally in the 4th, highlighted by Luis Urías' 3-run homer.
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That about sums it up for the young fireballer on Team Japan, Roki Sasaki, who pitched a 19-strikeout perfect game in NPB and is bound to see an MLB mound sometime in the future.
David Fletcher is teammates with Shohei Ohtani on the Angels. But they were opponents during the Classic, and Fletcher got a hit off his good buddy. “It was fun facing him,” he said.
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