WBC Final: United States vs. Japan

United States -

Japan -Merrill Kelly / Sh\u014dta Imanaga

The United States and Japan have won three of the four previous WBC championships.

2006: Japan 10, Cuba 6

2009: Japan 5, South Korea 3

2013: Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0

2017: United States 8, Puerto Rico 0

2023:Shohei Ohtani might pitch in relief, which means he could face his teammate Mike Trout in the later innings.