Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they bring you a full preview of the huge WBC final between Shohei Ohtani’s Team Japan and Mike Trout’s Team USA LIVE on Flippin’ Bats ...

Japan came out on top 3-2, as Ohtani struck out then teammate Mike Trout to seal the win ... Ohtani was sensational all tournament, winning the WBC MVP. He hit .435 while holding a 1.86 ERA ...

Jason Heyward drove in four runs, Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run among his three hits and Shohei Ohtani struck out ... and six relievers combined to strike out 15 batters.

Shohei Ohtani struck out the side on 12 pitches in the first ... The sweeper is kind of unhittable when he's throwing it for strikes. I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my side.” ...

Ohtani homered to center again in the fifth against left-hander Ren Tomida. Ohtani struck out in his first at-bat ... 13, 2016. The WBC starts Wednesday with two games in Taiwan: Cuba vs.

Ohtani capped off his tournament run with a flourish, duping Trout with one of his patented sliders that bottoms out the zone ...

So he's out ... first time Trout has been injured-- it's not-- but because he's going to miss this stretch of the Angels trying to do the thing-- make the playoffs-- with Trout and Ohtani.

It was a 2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Auto numbered to 25. It shattered the Superfractor 1/1 which sold for $336,000 back in September. Ohtani has now entered the realm of Michael Jordan for card ...