I remember a scene with Mariano Rivera VS Ichiro Suzuki, when the cast said "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head" and then Ichiro blasts a walk-off homer. This Ohtani VS Trout scene is another "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head". This time pitcher wins. This is the "true World Series"
my previous favorite baseball moment (up until this at bat) was Ichiro vs Lim Chang-yong in the 2009 WBC final. The intensity from that at bat was unrivaled until today. On one side it was Ichiro representing Japan, enough said. On the other side was Lim, the best closer Korea had at the time. Both country have a strong sense of national pride, not to mention they are age-old rivals especially when it comes to baseball. (On a side note, Korea provoked Japan in the previous round by planting a flag on the mount after winning on the Japanese home soil, but Japan still got through the round) Top of the 10th inning, with each country's pride on the line, Lim Chang-yong was giving it all and Ichiro was taking it in like a quiet samurai that he is. Lim was dishing consecutive heaters with movement, but Ichiro stood his ground, foul tipping Lim 3 times facing a 2-2 count, and finally sending the ball to centre field giving Japan the lead and Japan closed it out in the final inning. Another anecdote here is Lim was actually given the sign to either walk Ichiro, or pitch around the zone. However he ignored it and proceeded to take on Ichiro. This just shows how important a 1st-tier international competition (like FIFA world cup) is for the sport. I didn't think that moment could be topped at the time, who knew we'd be blessed with Ohtani just so soon after? What a time to be alive as a baseball fan, which the WBC has re-ignited me to be.
A lot of people have been asking for Ohtani vs Trout, but I don't think anyone expected it to be this good. I really think this will go down as the greatest at bat in the history of baseball.
Yeah a baseball world championship adds something to the sports not even the world series can add. I don't see why this championship and the MLB cannot live together...
I don’t mind who won this game, both teams were extremely amazing, the best team won. I’m a little disappointed we didn’t win though but Japan deserves this, they played hard and well and hadn’t lost a single game plus we just watched Mike and Shohei match up against each other for the first time ever. If that’s not awesome idk what is.
Mike trout has never gotten a big hit his entire career when was the last time you saw mike trout on sports center with a big home run or clutch hit he’s the most overrated waste of space in history but at least he has a good WAR the most useless fake stat in history
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you.
This is like a story book ending. Team captain vs team captain, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, 2 strikes, 3 balls. This is the most intense at ball I've ever seen. Congratulations team Japan. Thank you to all the teams for making this such a memorable event.
From an American, congratulations Japan! Your country produces so much incredible talent. It’s no surprise you guys won it all. I’m proud of my country, but we just got outmatched.
@Justin Cummins Its because their culture is intact while ours is fragmented and multicultural now. We have been going downhill for decades. 100 years ago we would have crushed Japan in baseball and it wouldnt have been close, now we lose to them. Cultural decline.
That final pitch was perfect. Unbelievably perfect. Trout watched it the whole way, he swung right when he needed to. With any other pitch, he gets it. Ohtani just outplayed him. Unbelievable spin, that should've never left the strike zone and yet, it did. This was the most excited I've gotten for any at-bat in a LONG time. Can't wait to do this again in 2026.
Mike trout has never gotten a big hit his entire career when was the last time you saw mike trout on sports center with a big home run or clutch hit he’s the most overrated waste of space in history but at least he has a good WAR the most useless fake stat in history .
@@hyattglobalist9848 ehh most of history has been a team that hasn’t really tried and America has won before this event is okay but isn’t as close as if it was more important then the Olympics there’s definitely players that sit out at home
it's every three years it's better that way it makes the hype all the more palpable the fact that we waited six years for this one might just make it the most gratifying we'll ever see
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you.
When this match was settled, I was saddened. I know how passionate Otani and Trout have been about the WBC. I have always rooted for Japan, but I didn't want either Otani or Trout to lose. They are both winners. I will always remember that.
This is Anime. The final pitcher was Shohei Ohtani and final hitter was Mike Trout. Such a script is too ordinary to be written by a screenwriter. But truth is stranger than fiction. Thank you to two great teams, Japan and America.
Man I’m not even Japanese but I’m happy for them they are one of the most hard working people I’ve met. I’m a US Navy stationed in Japan so I got tight knit with Japanese people. Salute!
What a great ending.... My Mom and I were watching and rooting for 🇺🇸 USA to win it, but that ending was so good. An Angel against an Angel was spectacular. Congratulations Japan 🇯🇵 and Otani on a great series.
I want MLB and EVERYBODY here to remember the name of the Japanese coach Kuriyama. He is the guy suggested the high school boy Ohtani to challenge the 2 ways while even he thought he had to choose one. And tonight Kuriyama decided to use Ohtani pitch in the last inning and made this Ohtani vs Trout happen as the climax. He’s the great entertainer, producer and coach, Isn’t he?
Ohtani has a different face when he is a hitter and a pitcher. When he is a hitter, he looks like he is enjoying baseball. When he is a pitcher, he is aggressive and full of fighting spirit.
This felt like a world series game . The Japanese play real sound, discipline and fundamental baseball. Congratulations to Japan on their championship.
Man, I'm a red sox fan for decades now. When hideki matsui stepped up to the plate (as a Yankee) back in the day, you knew to worry. He was icy sometimes ❄️
The statement "tonight, baseball wins" says it all. You couldn't ask for any better. The two best baseball teams, the two best baseball players, 1 on 1, no messing around, just straight up. Ohtani is incredible. As a US citizen, this one is tough, but as an overall baseball fan, you couldn't ask for better... kudos to both. Just wow.
Baseball version of messi vs ronaldo… MLB needs to market their brewing rivalry for the sake of sport of baseball…. Soccer became more popular than ever due to rivalries
I could not belive my eyes when this was happening. This is not a footage of a video game but a reality. Was there a more dramatic ending than this? This dream matchup closed the tournament...
"Let’s stop admiring them. … If you admire them, you can’t surpass them. We came here to surpass them, to reach the top. For one day, let’s throw away our admiration for them and just think about winning." Shohei Ohtani, final game speech 2023.
What a game! One of the greatest matchup to end the game. I was able to watch the end with kids and explain the basic rules of the game before they saw the captains of both teams face against each other. The kids will remember it for a long time 😊 Congrats Team Japan! 🎉
Man this is better than movie, Im 40 years old and this is one of the best baseball moments in my life.. Either Trout or Ohtani, the best vs the best, captain vs captain, teammate, 3-2, 2 out, Japan lead only by 1, world championship on the line, awesome just awesome. When the semifinal ended I thought we couldn't get better than that, that was another great match, classic ending, then we had this final
As a Taiwanese, today's game between Japanese friends and American friends is something I will never forget. This is a masterpiece that is enough to be recorded in history.
Just 1 year ago Shohei was pitching for Japan and won WBC; and now the same guy just created 50/50 club with homers and SB, even in manga no one would ever script this way.
There was no loser on the match. Japan was strong in every way, but the USA also played great. Victory may be a matter of luck. Thanks to all the teams in WBC.
Sad to see some people say trout is overrated. There is no denying that he is America's best hitter. That's why the Japanese were so excited that Ohtani's opponent was Trout in that scene. If we compete in a ruthless situation, there will always be losers, but I think it is our duty as spectators to show respect to those losers as well.
In the 90s baseball was still very popular and while not a huge fan I was always rooting for my home team the Mets. 30 years later I'm paying attention to baseball again. And it's cuz of 1 guy. 👏
i’m Japanese. I think Ohtani wanted to strike him out with only fast balls until he got full count. When he is so excited to face to someone kinda Rivals, he want to do that to enjoy the fight more. please check All star game last year against Tatis.
He literally threw that pitch over and over against the Astros/Red Sox last year in multiple games. His sweeper and backdoor sliders are his bread and butter. He was known for his splitter in the beginning but he hasn't used it as much. He can hit 100s with his fastball but they aren't good because not enough spin and thus dip. In other word, his slider is his best pitch so making this pitch isn't that difficult for him. What's difficult was to set it up with those fastballs so Trout would bite.
Look at Ohtani’s eyes, no doubt at all. That’s confidence forged into steel from all the naysayers who said he couldn’t succeed as a hitting pitcher from little league thru high school into JBL and majors. (The JBL manager who believed in him and got him ready for his dream of dual-threat in MLB was Kuriyama, Samurai Japan’s skipper. He and Ohtani are tied at hip in Japan baseball lore)
Excellent comment; as was the case in MLB, there were many negative comments from baseball people in Japan about playing two-tool baseball, such as licking professional baseball. The way he struck out Trout at the end was the eye of someone who has overcome that.
He probably won't have the traditional HOF numbers in either pitching or hitting by the end of his career. However, if he continues to perform at this level for another 5-7 years, he will have earned his spot in the HOF.
I agree, this years WBC has been one of the best ever, so many classic games and dramatic moments, it was just fitting the 2 best players facing off at the end for the World Championship🏆
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you from🇯🇵
Two outs, no runners on and a one-run game. Trout is only going for a home run. He is not trying to get a hit. The outcome of this game could only be a strikeout or a home run. This is a game that will go down in history as a great game.
Even a movie can't have this kind of storyline and ending. Ohtani is such a true legend and people all over the world had definitely fallen in love with what he achieved.
A movie with this storyline would be written off as too cliched or called out for having such an overly dramatic ending with Marysue character leading the show. Well.... except the thing is Ohtani is real and this game was the real deal also. Sometimes real life events feel even more surreal than the movies
Como equipo que venció a México, Japón no podía darse el lujo de perder ante Estados Unidos. Gracias por su apoyo desde México. De tu amigo aficionado al béisbol japonés.🇯🇵🇲🇽
I don't know if I am happy or sad. I've always looked up to both of them as players, but I am glad to see Shohei win, but it's a bummer to have Trout lose.
@@henrykleber8611 Makes me happy to hear that, baseball is a great game. It's a chess match, just gotta have the patience and knowledge of the game to get into it full time. I think a lot of people who hate on baseball just don't know much about the game and don't even try to learn.
As a football fan ⚽️, this tournament made me get into baseball. Always great to see nations duke it out in a common sport. You get to see all the best players too. I only wish Americans could take this tournament more seriously.
Love from Japan and respect to Team America. Watching Japanese professional baseball and MLB has been a part of my life since I was in junior high school. Baseball is the best.
@@aidanflynn2037 USA lost with 2 runs on the board and only allowed 3 though. I wonder what % of MLB or collegiate games can be won with 2 runs scored. I know plenty can be won only allowing 3 tho MLB average is over 4 runs per game scored per team btw
Against Trout, who excels with a low four-seamer, Ohtani played with a low four-seamer, and Trout responded with a full swing. Trout, who did not choose four pitches, did not run away from the game with Ohtani. This is a scene I will never forget. It was a good game.
일본의 요시다, 겐다 선수 등 외야수 내야수 촘촘한 빗장 수비와 제구력이 뛰어났던 이마나가, 토고, 다카하시, 이토, 오타 보물같은 신성 투수들, 무라카미, 오카모토 타자들의 홈런과 그리고 마무리 구원 투수 오타니까지! 정말 역대급 멋진 명경기 였습니다. 결승전에 알맞게 선수들을 선발 출전시킨 일본 쿠리야마 감독의 선견지명에 찬사를 보냅니다! 일본이 우승할 것이라고 예감 적중했습니다. WBC 통산 3번째 우승 진심으로 축하합니다! 일본 야구 최강국입니다.👍👏 🏆 🎉
What a a way to end a game! What a treat as an Angels fan to see Ohtani vs Trout. I'm glad the world got to see those two on the world's biggest stage!
Ohtani is a legend. I will never forget that man for as long as I live. He had 100 years on the line his family’s name on the line!! He’s on the mound throwing 100 mph heat! I’m not even a baseball guy! The last time I actually watched was Sammy and Mark Barry and Randy standing 6’10 on the mound!! If it’s gonna be epic battles like this yea I’ll be watching again. That was amazing MLB got it right.. take this in the lab guys and bottle it you need it baseball needs more of this!!
Still can't believe it ended like this. It's hard to imagine there will ever be a better moment in another WBC.
同是天使人，相煎何太急
I remember a scene with Mariano Rivera VS Ichiro Suzuki, when the cast said "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head" and then Ichiro blasts a walk-off homer.
This Ohtani VS Trout scene is another "Couple of future Hall Of Famers, head to head". This time pitcher wins. This is the "true World Series"
We need our star pitchers they had their gunners
@@mao5787 This is it th-cam.com/video/2H17AqrJ-1M/w-d-xo.html
my previous favorite baseball moment (up until this at bat) was Ichiro vs Lim Chang-yong in the 2009 WBC final. The intensity from that at bat was unrivaled until today. On one side it was Ichiro representing Japan, enough said. On the other side was Lim, the best closer Korea had at the time. Both country have a strong sense of national pride, not to mention they are age-old rivals especially when it comes to baseball. (On a side note, Korea provoked Japan in the previous round by planting a flag on the mount after winning on the Japanese home soil, but Japan still got through the round) Top of the 10th inning, with each country's pride on the line, Lim Chang-yong was giving it all and Ichiro was taking it in like a quiet samurai that he is. Lim was dishing consecutive heaters with movement, but Ichiro stood his ground, foul tipping Lim 3 times facing a 2-2 count, and finally sending the ball to centre field giving Japan the lead and Japan closed it out in the final inning. Another anecdote here is Lim was actually given the sign to either walk Ichiro, or pitch around the zone. However he ignored it and proceeded to take on Ichiro.
This just shows how important a 1st-tier international competition (like FIFA world cup) is for the sport. I didn't think that moment could be topped at the time, who knew we'd be blessed with Ohtani just so soon after? What a time to be alive as a baseball fan, which the WBC has re-ignited me to be.
Who is here after Shohei creating the 50/50 club?
me!!
nobody
me!
いるで。
I am 🙂
A lot of people have been asking for Ohtani vs Trout, but I don't think anyone expected it to be this good. I really think this will go down as the greatest at bat in the history of baseball.
Yikes. Not even top 20. Trout missed two meatballs right down the pipe without even fouling one off.
Meatballs? They were 100mph heaters.
大谷が最高の球を投げ、トラウトが最高のスイングをする。
2人が対峙してる姿を見るのは最高の娯楽だった。
今シーズンが最高になる事の序章である事を期待します。
2人で20WARを期待。
@@jamesreeese5222 There's historical significance in the encounter and I'm just glad I got to witness it live.
@@jamesreeese5222 Calling those meatballs is just… lol
This is better than a movie
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Just came back after his 50/50. Who forgot HES A WORLD CLASS PITCHER
The biggest moment in baseball in 2023, happened before the season even started. Lol
Unbelievable. Baseball wins.
Yeah a baseball world championship adds something to the sports not even the world series can add. I don't see why this championship and the MLB cannot live together...
@@GG-tb4ru imagine thinking one or two players can carry a team to 120 wins. Couldn’t be you 🤡
Hi Dave
An exhibition at bat? Naw fam you wrong for that. Wait till October buddy
So true
Don't mind me. I'm just here to remind myself that the guy who created 50/50 club is a Cy Young caliber pitcher. In rehab.
throws a 100 mph cutter and ends it with a nasty 87 slider, that pitch was insane
His pitching package and command is insane‼️
I don’t mind who won this game, both teams were extremely amazing, the best team won. I’m a little disappointed we didn’t win though but Japan deserves this, they played hard and well and hadn’t lost a single game plus we just watched Mike and Shohei match up against each other for the first time ever. If that’s not awesome idk what is.
Mike trout has never gotten a big hit his entire career when was the last time you saw mike trout on sports center with a big home run or clutch hit he’s the most overrated waste of space in history but at least he has a good WAR the most useless fake stat in history
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you.
Who saw 50 homers and 50 steals?
“Baseball wins tonight.”
Thank you Trout.
Thank you Ohtani.
Thanks for striking out - Japan fan here
Yeah, Japan f.ed you up
Thank you all teams.
Thank you all baseball fans.
@@タガヤッシュ thank you to trout for striking out
No thank you mad dog😅
足以載入史冊的一戰
謝謝大谷翔平
謝謝Mike Trout
謝謝你們為所有的棒球迷帶來一場如同神話般的經典決戰。
This is like a story book ending. Team captain vs team captain, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, 2 strikes, 3 balls. This is the most intense at ball I've ever seen. Congratulations team Japan. Thank you to all the teams for making this such a memorable event.
The Japanese team has not decided on a captain. They are naturally united around Ohtani and Darvish. (from Japanese)
@@ハラショー-c3dwell Ohtani was carrying the flag at the beginning, and he gave them a pep talk in the clubhouse. Sure seems like the captain to me.
Top of the ninth
@@ハラショー-c3d the way Darvish has been performing in this year's WBC, to be honest, he doesn't have the makings of the team's captain. Gomennasai! 😅
@@ハラショー-c3d drei Wochen mit dem Bus zu
As Angels' fan, what more to ask for other than to see the two best players going at each other.. 😂 What an epic matchup!!🎉
Win is.
Me too
A playoff appearance would be nice :'(
🅰️が待ってる。
Never thought to Hear Otani strikes out Trout. I want to see them win a world series together !!!
I’m looking forward to seeing a matchup against Aaron Judge in the next WBC.
From an American, congratulations Japan! Your country produces so much incredible talent. It’s no surprise you guys won it all. I’m proud of my country, but we just got outmatched.
I'm glad it was a close game , it was thrilling to the end.
Arigatou
@Justin Cummins Its because their culture is intact while ours is fragmented and multicultural now. We have been going downhill for decades. 100 years ago we would have crushed Japan in baseball and it wouldnt have been close, now we lose to them. Cultural decline.
@@readmycomment3707
What you talking about?
It's doesn't make any sense.
As a japanese, If USA had the best pitcher in their team, the result might have been different, but I'm happy with this result…
That final pitch was perfect. Unbelievably perfect. Trout watched it the whole way, he swung right when he needed to. With any other pitch, he gets it. Ohtani just outplayed him. Unbelievable spin, that should've never left the strike zone and yet, it did. This was the most excited I've gotten for any at-bat in a LONG time. Can't wait to do this again in 2026.
Mike trout has never gotten a big hit his entire career when was the last time you saw mike trout on sports center with a big home run or clutch hit he’s the most overrated waste of space in history but at least he has a good WAR the most useless fake stat in history .
Can you believe the pressure on Ohtani in the 9th.
It's more about the two pitches right down Broadway that he couldn't even touch.
@@TheAndy500 It's almost as if this is the first time they face each other. lol.
@@Userratoli US is down a run in the top of the 9th and Ohtani is on the mound. The pressure was all on the batters my man.
As a American I am sad that we lose but Japan played very well! You guys deserve this win and may the of the best win next time! 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
USA team can't beat Japan baseball team. History proves this.
@@hyattglobalist9848 ehh most of history has been a team that hasn’t really tried and America has won before this event is okay but isn’t as close as if it was more important then the Olympics there’s definitely players that sit out at home
@@hyattglobalist9848 what are you talking about? USA beat Japan in 2017.
Japan pitching is what won the game. USA had so many chances to win this game but blew it. Japan was not that impressive tonight
as an american trout cant lick ohtani jock strap.
Mike Trout had 3 swinging strikes in this at bat. That only happened 24 times out of Trout’s 6,174 total MLB at bats.
Wow
Mike Trout is a superstar,too.
そのうち2回はダルビッシュと聞いた
Can you believe some dude in the comments said he is overrated?
Can you believe 8 people agreed with that guy?
@@nekomusume3010 more than superstar, a contender for the GOAT position
Can we do this every year? This was the best WBC we've ever had by far.
I think it'd be better if it were a 4 year thing like the world cup or the olympics
毎年は難しいかもしれない
Team owner: NO!
it's every three years
it's better that way
it makes the hype all the more palpable
the fact that we waited six years for this one might just make it the most gratifying we'll ever see
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you.
This. See this? THIS is an ACTUAL 'World Series' of baseball.
The fact that the WBC ended with THIS match up, feels like something straight out of a movie.
Or an anime....
@@happydude9541 definitely an anime considering who won
@@danielwarren3138 someone’s going to call you a racist with that comment. Not me, but someone will…😂
*Waiting for SportStorm to step in* 😅
@@TrewlPatrol I'm Japanese...
but that comment got me😂😂😂
When this match was settled, I was saddened. I know how passionate Otani and Trout have been about the WBC. I have always rooted for Japan, but I didn't want either Otani or Trout to lose.
They are both winners. I will always remember that.
Amen
Well, as the USA team manager said, the true winner is BASEBALL😊!
Baseball wins!
U.S. wins!
JPN wins!
But, LAA is still losing…
Sorry not everyone can get a metal.
This is Anime. The final pitcher was Shohei Ohtani and final hitter was Mike Trout. Such a script is too ordinary to be written by a screenwriter. But truth is stranger than fiction. Thank you to two great teams, Japan and America.
この緊張感とUSA!の大合唱
そして打ち取ったときの大歓声
まさしく野球、ベースボールを象徴する最高のシーンだったと思います
日本代表チームはもちろん、最後まで勝負してくれたアメリカ代表チーム、両チームのファンの方々、ＭＬＢ、全ての人々に感謝を
この勝負に勝ったのは全ての野球に関わる人たちでした🎉🎉
Ohtani is such a legend he revived my love for baseball along with Jomboy. You can tell Ohtani loves this game with every fiber of his soul.
Man I’m not even Japanese but I’m happy for them they are one of the most hard working people I’ve met. I’m a US Navy stationed in Japan so I got tight knit with Japanese people. Salute!
For peace. from Japan
Thank you ！
We Are Respect For American Baseball Players．
From Japan.
I respect your"BIG" heart
Please prevent your fellow servicemembers from raping our women. Thanks and enjoy your stay.
@@RaptorsifiedChina Go Home
What a great ending.... My Mom and I were watching and rooting for 🇺🇸 USA to win it, but that ending was so good. An Angel against an Angel was spectacular. Congratulations Japan 🇯🇵 and Otani on a great series.
This may be one of the most legendary moments in baseball history.
Sports history
I want MLB and EVERYBODY here to remember the name of the Japanese coach Kuriyama. He is the guy suggested the high school boy Ohtani to challenge the 2 ways while even he thought he had to choose one. And tonight Kuriyama decided to use Ohtani pitch in the last inning and made this Ohtani vs Trout happen as the climax. He’s the great entertainer, producer and coach, Isn’t he?
He'd be the perfect director for whenever Hollywood makes this battle a movie
間違いない
栗山監督は間違いなく今の大谷を作った人の中の1人です。野球に加え人間性も育てた
As an Angels fan, I was so torn between the two but what a game and ending👏🏼
It will end with Trout and Ohtani missing the playoffs again, like every other year
They’re winning the pennant! Calling it now!
That'd be hard to choose between one lol.
@@RobotRegYeah. They are both wasting their talents in that team. They should leave
@rossfischer66 Then he will always be a loser
Ohtani has a different face when he is a hitter and a pitcher.
When he is a hitter, he looks like he is enjoying baseball.
When he is a pitcher, he is aggressive and full of fighting spirit.
本当にその通りですね。
優しい表情も魅力的ですが、強さが満ちあふれた表情も好きです！😎
The Samurai way...controlled violence.
的確な説明
thats why they call him the unicorn🦄
When he's hitter, he's Shohei.
When he's pitcher, he's Ohtani.
This felt like a world series game . The Japanese play real sound, discipline and fundamental baseball. Congratulations to Japan on their championship.
this is literally what is a world series should be. a country vs country not just some us teams vs us teams and some canadian teams
Man, I'm a red sox fan for decades now. When hideki matsui stepped up to the plate (as a Yankee) back in the day, you knew to worry. He was icy sometimes ❄️
MLB World Series = Baseball Champion of USA and Canada.
so much better than the world series😂
@@jonnydavis3857 yeah because it was over in one game lol. 20+ games of playoffs and WS is lame af
The statement "tonight, baseball wins" says it all. You couldn't ask for any better. The two best baseball teams, the two best baseball players, 1 on 1, no messing around, just straight up. Ohtani is incredible. As a US citizen, this one is tough, but as an overall baseball fan, you couldn't ask for better... kudos to both. Just wow.
mr TaTum MVP
thank you jason tatum. top ten of your best plays are coming soon!
crazy you have time to make a comment while playing a game at the same time!
Baseball version of messi vs ronaldo… MLB needs to market their brewing rivalry for the sake of sport of baseball…. Soccer became more popular than ever due to rivalries
@@robertotampioc7318 Baseball needs marketable players. Baseball players used to be household names, that hasn't been the case for a long time.
This could only happen in a movie. An absolute, historic classic!!
An anime movie
If someone wrote this it would be too good to be true
@@Individuo80 was saying the same thing. It's Major in real life
Without forcing it with referees making bogus calls or swallowing the whistle just to manipulate the game like the other sports do
@@jaydeleon695 except, its the Japanese that wins it all
I could not belive my eyes when this was happening. This is not a footage of a video game but a reality.
Was there a more dramatic ending than this? This dream matchup closed the tournament...
We gotta thank Yu Darvish for setting us up the Ohtani vs Trout scenario on the 8th inning! The real MVP
"Let’s stop admiring them. … If you admire them, you can’t surpass them. We came here to surpass them, to reach the top. For one day, let’s throw away our admiration for them and just think about winning."
Shohei Ohtani, final game speech 2023.
@@Alex-sf9bo this gotta be the dumbest comment I’ve ever read
スピーチした大谷本人が憧れの………
Good speech for any team
黄瀬やん
@@Alex-sf9bo アナハイムからの脱出が必要です✈️✈️✈️
What a game! One of the greatest matchup to end the game. I was able to watch the end with kids and explain the basic rules of the game before they saw the captains of both teams face against each other. The kids will remember it for a long time 😊 Congrats Team Japan! 🎉
Sad news, Japan's captain is Darvish, not Otani.
Man this is better than movie, Im 40 years old and this is one of the best baseball moments in my life..
Either Trout or Ohtani, the best vs the best, captain vs captain, teammate, 3-2, 2 out, Japan lead only by 1, world championship on the line, awesome just awesome.
When the semifinal ended I thought we couldn't get better than that, that was another great match, classic ending, then we had this final
I am disappointed that USA 🇺🇸 could not pull it off but want to wish a hearty congratulations to our friends in Japan 🇯🇵 - you deserve it!
It was a moment when I was rewarded for loving baseball. Thank you, baseball
I sometimes forget Ohtani was an ace pitcher. Goat
Still thinking about this more than a month later. Sports are the best.
Shohei Ohtani is baseball incarnate, and the saying "baseball won" is very true⚾️
違う動画に同じコメント、君も暇だね。
That's why Ohtani is the best Baseball player on the planet, he can win on the mound and win at the plate ⚾️
No Japan won
Wrong.
@セクシー美女図鑑 うるさい
As a Taiwanese, today's game between Japanese friends and American friends is something I will never forget. This is a masterpiece that is enough to be recorded in history.
臺灣儂叫奧斯卡？87
官台灣人屁事，小文青又要淚繃了
Just 1 year ago Shohei was pitching for Japan and won WBC; and now the same guy just created 50/50 club with homers and SB, even in manga no one would ever script this way.
There was no loser on the match. Japan was strong in every way, but the USA also played great. Victory may be a matter of luck. Thanks to all the teams in WBC.
Looking at two of greatest players in our generation. Glad I got to witness this moment!!!!
Trout is a bum, he can`t hit good pitching. He fattens up hi numbers against the also rans.
@@larrynester4713 Larry trout is not a bum he’s the best in the mlb, even at his age
@@larrynester4713 When a good pitcher is throwing some of his best, it can beat _anybody._ Even YOU should have known that.
After that, I want to see a continuation of the dream of these two becoming World Champions in Angels!
Ohtani yes...but Trout??? still hasn't won anything worth mentioning...overrated in my opinion!😏
Sad to see some people say trout is overrated.
There is no denying that he is America's best hitter.
That's why the Japanese were so excited that Ohtani's opponent was Trout in that scene.
If we compete in a ruthless situation, there will always be losers, but I think it is our duty as spectators to show respect to those losers as well.
Nobody on planet earth could have laid off that slider 3-2. Just an amazing pitch to end an amazing tournament
Absolutely filthy
It was just close enough that had he laid off it was likely to still be called a strike.
world class batter vs world class pitcher - toss the coin
I didnt expect Shohei will throw slider 3-2. I figured hed throw a straight or a split in that situation. if it was 2-2 split.
That was a chess move pitch. Ohtani was in Trouts head.
In the 90s baseball was still very popular and while not a huge fan I was always rooting for my home team the Mets. 30 years later I'm paying attention to baseball again. And it's cuz of 1 guy. 👏
This match-up was truly an iconic matchup in baseball and sports history that doesn't even require hype.
Dafuk
That last slider was arguably the greatest pitch Ohtani has ever thrown
I know right. What a crazy throw that was
Trout did'nt even make contect, hard to hit Ohtani's pitches, especially throwing 100 mph with cutter's, splitter's and slider's, Oh my ⚾️
i’m Japanese.
I think Ohtani wanted to strike him out with only fast balls until he got full count.
When he is so excited to face to someone kinda Rivals, he want to do that to enjoy the fight more.
please check All star game last year against Tatis.
He literally threw that pitch over and over against the Astros/Red Sox last year in multiple games. His sweeper and backdoor sliders are his bread and butter. He was known for his splitter in the beginning but he hasn't used it as much. He can hit 100s with his fastball but they aren't good because not enough spin and thus dip. In other word, his slider is his best pitch so making this pitch isn't that difficult for him. What's difficult was to set it up with those fastballs so Trout would bite.
That first one was filthy as well at 89 mph
Legendary game. Being there in Miami was electric everyone was losing their mind
Look at Ohtani’s eyes, no doubt at all. That’s confidence forged into steel from all the naysayers who said he couldn’t succeed as a hitting pitcher from little league thru high school into JBL and majors. (The JBL manager who believed in him and got him ready for his dream of dual-threat in MLB was Kuriyama, Samurai Japan’s skipper. He and Ohtani are tied at hip in Japan baseball lore)
この回答完璧だ、完璧すぎる。👍5000個あげたい
Excellent comment; as was the case in MLB, there were many negative comments from baseball people in Japan about playing two-tool baseball, such as licking professional baseball. The way he struck out Trout at the end was the eye of someone who has overcome that.
He know something we don’t know
MLBに行くと言って日本のドラフトは受けないと宣言した大谷。
その彼を一巡目で指名し日本中から嘲笑されたのは栗山監督。
ダルビッシュの力を借りてなんとか説得し、入団が決まったが、暗黙のルールを破ったと批判を浴びた。
成績が下降し日本中から二刀流を否定されたが、それでも二刀流を貫いた。
全て栗山監督なんだよね。
nice comment
Epic moment. You’ll never see another player like Shohei another 100 years at least. Incredible player. Thank him for being here while I am alive!
😭❤️
Players throw harder and hit better ...
@@jellojoe00 but can any of those players do both? That’s the point!
He probably won't have the traditional HOF numbers in either pitching or hitting by the end of his career. However, if he continues to perform at this level for another 5-7 years, he will have earned his spot in the HOF.
@Jeff Bruce are you saying Judge or Trout can throw 100mph heaters? Or Verlander hit 8 RBIs in a game? 😂😂😂
トラ兄が出塁狙いじゃなくホームラン狙ってそうだったのがマジでカッコよすぎる
ガチンコの真剣勝負って初めてじゃない？
こんな試合をリアルタイムで見れたことが今は幸せすぎる
WBCに出てくれてありがとう。2人とも大好きだ
好きです！僕とつきあってください！
@@とうふ-o6iごめんなさい🙇♀️
oh…あっさり
One of these guys has hit 39 home runs before August in 2023, and it isn't the guy in the batter's box.
Yeah, the fact is just insane…
It was the most tense moment. It's great to get a strikeout with a straight ball. It's a scene that will go down in history.
This would be one of the biggest historic moments of baseball. Sportsmanship between US and Japan should be admired as well!
🎉🎉🎉
Ohtani, just a complete total player.. no words, this guy is the single 1 missing piece to every puzzle! .. amazing!!
Without a doubt, this was a game that will go down in baseball history.
Kudos to both teams!🎉
Why? Lol it was an ok game.
I agree, this years WBC has been one of the best ever, so many classic games and dramatic moments, it was just fitting the 2 best players facing off at the end for the World Championship🏆
As a Japanese, Japan won this time, but the US majors are still the best in the world. And don't forget Trout's respect for him for having the best face. He is still the best hitter. I would like to thank him for putting together a great match. thank you from🇯🇵
@@fedeb727 you are one of those who don’t have ability to see.
This Game Wasnt The Best Game Of The WBC but The Final at Bat will be a Memorable baseball moment (for Japan at least) no doubt about it.
Two outs, no runners on and a one-run game.
Trout is only going for a home run. He is not trying to get a hit.
The outcome of this game could only be a strikeout or a home run.
This is a game that will go down in history as a great game.
Honestly one of the best matchups I've ever seen. That was the single nastiest slider I've seen across all five tournaments. Amazing. Simply amazing
「低めど真ん中」と言うトラウトの大好物で2ストライクも取る大谷の勝負強さよ。
Even a movie can't have this kind of storyline and ending. Ohtani is such a true legend and people all over the world had definitely fallen in love with what he achieved.
This moment was poetic cinema
Sobre todo lo que vale el contrato millonario que va a firmar
A movie with this storyline would be written off as too cliched or called out for having such an overly dramatic ending with Marysue character leading the show. Well.... except the thing is Ohtani is real and this game was the real deal also. Sometimes real life events feel even more surreal than the movies
@@blinksstayfresh2524 It sure was LOL
❤
2023 wbc deserves a documentary made about it
Amazing Game, congratulations for both great teams, this WBC was amazing, greetings from México ❤️
I can say I went to this game and witness history.
I've never been so hyped for baseball in 20 years of watching it. This was EPIC!
Nearly forgot to watch this today
Watching this again in April 2024. Who's here with me?
Many people will be watching this video even in 2100
Timeless classic
I watch this video every day
Still one of the greatest moments in sports history.
Me
The season is not yet started and he is already an MVP!!!! SHOHEI OHTANI!!!!!!
I am Taiwanese not Japanese. Yet I am so impressed by Otani. He is like a movie star in real life!
Taiwan is a colony of Japan
Incredible player
that mf is an overall player.
Agree. I am Vietnamese and support Shohei Ohtani.
shohei ohtani is baseball
One of the most historic moments in baseball history. What an incredible game!! Ohtani and Trout played their hearts out beginning to end!!
Felicidades a Japón 🇯🇵
Sin duda el mejor juego fue de la Semifinal
Saludos desde México 🇲🇽 🇯🇵❤️🩹
Como equipo que venció a México, Japón no podía darse el lujo de perder ante Estados Unidos.
Gracias por su apoyo desde México.
De tu amigo aficionado al béisbol japonés.🇯🇵🇲🇽
メキシコ対日本も最高の試合でした
野球は楽しい
間違いない
ソロホームランと3ランホームランの違いだけだと思うけどね
@@anna-mv1bl amo a la japonesa
We are moved because it is a matchup of heroes against heroes. This is a matchup that will go down in baseball history.
Don’t forget teammates! It was crazy all the way around!
I don't know if I am happy or sad. I've always looked up to both of them as players, but I am glad to see Shohei win, but it's a bummer to have Trout lose.
This tournament is exactly why people fall in love with baseball. What a finale.
I’m sold lol 😭
@@justinjackson5899 me too, as a soccer fan, after this classic i want more baseball
@@henrykleber8611 Makes me happy to hear that, baseball is a great game. It's a chess match, just gotta have the patience and knowledge of the game to get into it full time. I think a lot of people who hate on baseball just don't know much about the game and don't even try to learn.
As a football fan ⚽️, this tournament made me get into baseball. Always great to see nations duke it out in a common sport. You get to see all the best players too. I only wish Americans could take this tournament more seriously.
@@medalgearsalad1419eres estadounidense verdad?
Im watching this 9 months later and still get chills. What an amazing moment in baseball history‼️
American?
rare angels W but common angels L at the same time
Underated comment. Japan, East Asia, and Latin America are carrying baseball.
respect! USA!
いや、アメリカのファンも最高だ。
そして実況もね。
Love from Japan and respect to Team America. Watching Japanese professional baseball and MLB has been a part of my life since I was in junior high school. Baseball is the best.
Did you forget what happened at Pearl Harbor?…
ユニフォームの汚れ具合が1点差の最終回に投げる投手の汚れ方じゃないのよ
しかもWBCの決勝だよ
相手はトラウトだよ
本当に凄いよ大谷くん！
まじ感動した
おめでとう
經典賽結束後，每天至少看一次🤭還是覺得很熱血
What a game! What a tournament! Never been happier about a loss in my life. Hopefully more American players will step up and play for the team in ‘26
Pitchers are a disgrace. Give us Degrom, Verlander, Szcherzer, Cole, Bieber and we win easily
今回のWBCの盛り上がりを見て、次回大会ではアメリカのエース達の参加を願う。
完全体セルの様なアメリカの迫力を感じたい。
@@aidanflynn2037 USA lost with 2 runs on the board and only allowed 3 though. I wonder what % of MLB or collegiate games can be won with 2 runs scored.
I know plenty can be won only allowing 3 tho
MLB average is over 4 runs per game scored per team btw
@@aidanflynn2037 that’s what I’m saying.
Against Trout, who excels with a low four-seamer, Ohtani played with a low four-seamer, and Trout responded with a full swing. Trout, who did not choose four pitches, did not run away from the game with Ohtani. This is a scene I will never forget. It was a good game.
It was a great game! おめでとう!!
見逃せば三振だったので、振らざるを得なかったですね、、、
Trout did'nt even make contect, hard to hit Ohtani's pitches, especially throwing 100 mph with cutter's, splitter's and slider's, Oh my ⚾️
일본의 요시다, 겐다 선수 등 외야수 내야수 촘촘한 빗장 수비와 제구력이 뛰어났던 이마나가, 토고, 다카하시, 이토, 오타 보물같은 신성 투수들, 무라카미, 오카모토 타자들의 홈런과 그리고 마무리 구원 투수 오타니까지! 정말 역대급 멋진 명경기 였습니다. 결승전에 알맞게 선수들을 선발 출전시킨 일본 쿠리야마 감독의 선견지명에 찬사를 보냅니다! 일본이 우승할 것이라고 예감 적중했습니다. WBC 통산 3번째 우승 진심으로 축하합니다! 일본 야구 최강국입니다.👍👏 🏆 🎉
What a a way to end a game! What a treat as an Angels fan to see Ohtani vs Trout. I'm glad the world got to see those two on the world's biggest stage!
As an American baseball fan it was hard to watch us lose but I congratulate you Japan. Congratulations on your championship. You were great.
I'm Japanese, and I'm glad you said that. thank you!😊
thank you !!
U forget what they did to us in Pearl Harbor. American.
@@sportsbro2220 バカなコメント
スポーツの中にこう言う話を持ってくる人間はゴミだな
@@sportsbro2220 Stop getting hooked on an event you weren’t even around at the time
Baseball is amazing.
I am truly grateful to Ohtani and all the wonderful players of the world for inviting me into the world of baseball.
Both Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout proved that teams are strong when they have great teammates.
I think it's a message to the Angels
This is one of the best and the most impressive scene in all baseball histories. Baseball and WBC are making steady progress all over the world.
The thing is, baseball has ALREADY made progress around the world. Its just the WBC isn't taken as serious in America, to my disappointment.
What a moment. I don't care which team won, that was a beautiful moment.
I'm so thankful this happened in my lifetime. Thank you, baseball.
Ohtani is a legend. I will never forget that man for as long as I live. He had 100 years on the line his family’s name on the line!! He’s on the mound throwing 100 mph heat! I’m not even a baseball guy! The last time I actually watched was Sammy and Mark Barry and Randy standing 6’10 on the mound!! If it’s gonna be epic battles like this yea I’ll be watching again. That was amazing MLB got it right..
take this in the lab guys and bottle it you need it baseball needs more of this!!
He’s probably radioactive from… Nevermind….
@@Donny_Double_Dip least racist american
@@danielgonzalez6518 that’s about as racist as saying America defeated Germany in WW2. Don’t be sensitive.
The most memorable duel ever. Thank you for the amazing talents and discipline to get to that level. Huge respect to both.
仮にトラウトにホームランを打たれて負けたとしても、
最高の試合だったと胸を張って言える。
コレを超えるシチュエーションの頂上決戦があるだろうか？
There are no losers in this game, but baseball has won the world, because competition makes the world a better place, blessings from Taiwan.🇹🇼🥰