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Best moments in World Baseball Classic history

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Ohtani fans Trout

Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to seal Japan's World Baseball Classic title in 2023.

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Adam Jones' clutch catch

Adam Jones robbed Manny Machado of a potential seventh-inning home run in a winner-take-all game in 2017.

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Nelson Cruz brings down the house

In an instant classic of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Nelson Cruz hit a home run to take a one-run lead against USA.

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Javy Báez = El Mago

In a battle of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico’s Javy Báez stole the show with his no-look tag to create an instant moment for the World Baseball Classic in 2017.

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Turner's Classic slam

Trea Turner's eighth-inning grand slam guides Team USA past Venezuela in 2023.

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Kenley Jansen throw to third

Back when Kenley Jansen was a catcher, he delivered one of the most stunning plays in the World Baseball Classic in 2009 by throwing out Willy Taveras.

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World, meet the phenomenon known as Dice-K

In 2006, the world met Daisuke Matsuka after he went 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA over 13 innings in the first World Baseball Classic.

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Polo's fantastic snag in center

Colombia's Tito Polo makes a great recovery on a deep fly ball to center field and robs Adam Jones of an extra-base hit in the first round of pool play in the 2017 edition of the tournament.

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Arozarena's home run robbery

To cap his 2023 World Baseball Classic run, Randy Arozarena took a homer away from Japan's Kazuma Okamoto in the semifinals.

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Despaigne’s huge slam

Alfredo Despaigne’s grand slam put Cuba up, 4-1, against Australia in the first round of pool play in the 2017 edition of the tournament.

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Ichiro's game-winning single

In the championship game against South Korea, Ichiro Suzuki blasted a two-run single to seal the second championship for Japan.