Good morning, Birdland!
The World Baseball Classic is over and no current or former Orioles emerged victorious. But perhaps some future ones did? You see, in this alternate reality I am imagining the Orioles signing Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $500-million deal in the offseason. But I would also be fine with Roki Sasaki and his 100+ mph fastball on my favorite team too.
Japan beat the United States 3-2, and it ended in storybook fashion. Ohtani came out of the bullpen to record the final three outs. After walking Jeff McNeil to open the frame, he got Mookie Betts to ground into a double play, bringing his club teammate Mike Trout to the plate.