Who made the World Baseball Classic ideal team?
Mexicans Randy Arozarena and Patrick Sandoval are two of the standouts in the list along with Venezuelan Salvador Pérez plus Cubans Yoan Moncada and Miguel Romero.
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Japan were crowned champions in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, in an tense finale, after defeating Team USA 2-3 at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Tuesday night.
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Samurai Japan lift the trophy for a record third time, following on from their triumphs in 2006 and 2009.
Among the star performers in this edition of the WBC were Japan’s Shohei Ohtani who picked up the MVP award and features in two positions in the World Baseball Classic 2023 Team (Designated hitter and Pitcher).
- Catcher: Salvador Pérez (Venezuela).
- First base: Yu Chang (Chinese Taipei).
- Second base: Javier Báez (Puerto Rico).
- Third base: Yoan Moncada (Cuba).
- Shortstop: Trea Turner (United States).
- Outfielder: Randy Arozarena (Mexico).
- Outfielder: Mike Trout (United States).
- Outfielder: Masataka Yoshida (Japan).
- Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani (Japan).
- Pitcher: Shohei Ohtani (Japan).
- Pitcher: Miguel Romero (Cuba).
- Pitcher: Patrick Sandoval (Mexico).