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Shohei Ohtani versus Mike Trout is how the WBC needed to end
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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani fans Mike Trout, closes out Japan's 3rd
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Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout: Final At Bat in the USA vs. Japan
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Angels teammate Mike Trout to give Japan
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for WBC championship
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In a storybook ending, Ohtani strikes out Trout at World Baseball
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LA Angels News: Shohei Ohtani bests Mike Trout in WBC duel: Watch
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