{"id":13385,"date":"2023-03-22T01:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=13385"},"modified":"2023-03-22T01:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:32:45","slug":"usa-vs-japan-live-mookie-betts-to-bat-against-shota-imanaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/usa-vs-japan-live-mookie-betts-to-bat-against-shota-imanaga\/","title":{"rendered":"USA VS Japan Live: Mookie Betts to bat against Shota Imanaga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After weeks of eliminations and player debuts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Baseball Classic <\/a>has reached its final, and it promises a thrilling major event for baseball fans whose love for this game is boundless with USA VS Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no days off after defeating Mexico, the Japan National Team is set to face the United States Baseball National Team in the final. This final is special because two Anaheim Angels teammates will play on opposing sides. The phenomenal Shohei Ohtani will play the legendary Mike Trout for the World Baseball Classic championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/usa-vs-japan-live-mookie-betts-to-bat-against-shota-imanaga-usa-and-japan.png\" alt=\"usa vs japan wbc final news\" class=\"wp-image-13387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/usa-vs-japan-live-mookie-betts-to-bat-against-shota-imanaga-usa-and-japan.png 700w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/usa-vs-japan-live-mookie-betts-to-bat-against-shota-imanaga-usa-and-japan-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan has a fantastic team which houses Masataka Yoshida who has been the most industrious player throughout this tournament. Yoshida is 9 for 19 with 2 home runs, 13 RBI and 5 R. These are the most RBI gotten in tournament history, so Ohtani is essentially an addition to an already star-studded team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Japan\u2019s win over Mexico was what brought them face-to-face with Team USA which has also done its fair share of destruction throughout the WBC. The Cuba National Team was their latest victim in a 14-2 match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/mlb-best-bets-today-japan-vs-mexico-world-baseball-classic-expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Japan VS Mexico World Baseball Classic Expert Picks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USA VS Japan is happening live at Loan Depot Park, Miami Florida in the World Baseball Classic final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me for the Japan anthem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PRLpWV4r6Q\">pic.twitter.com\/PRLpWV4r6Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laza \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 (@LazaBautista) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LazaBautista\/status\/1638317163890069504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CHILLS. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br><br>The USA national anthem plays at the 2023 WBC Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRimFxBWdy\">pic.twitter.com\/jRimFxBWdy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1638317733036138497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Already getting chills. <br><br>Mike Trout leads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABaseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABaseball<\/a> to the field. Ohtani leads Team Japan. <br><br>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VdBZhKCBkt\">pic.twitter.com\/VdBZhKCBkt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1638315867472625665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All roads have led us here.<br><br>Team USA vs. Team Japan for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a> championship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D5UHjQBS7y\">pic.twitter.com\/D5UHjQBS7y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCBaseball\/status\/1638313517592838145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRING IT HOME, BOYS! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br><br>Good luck tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABaseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABaseball<\/a>! <br><br>We\u2019re root, root, rooting for the home team \u26be\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vy9Kdiusbz\">pic.twitter.com\/vy9Kdiusbz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Men&#39;s National Soccer Team (@USMNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMNT\/status\/1638281080162664448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The two best teams capping off a tremendous <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WBC2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WBC2023<\/a> tournament.<br>On the line in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a> final:<br><br>USA looking to join Japan as the only country to win back to back WBC; <br><br>Japan going for a dominant third title in five tournaments <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQNeRBzyDA\">pic.twitter.com\/RQNeRBzyDA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kevin Thang (@Skip2MyJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Skip2MyJays\/status\/1638312960916332545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">American pride!<br><br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USWNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USWNT<\/a> shows their support for Team USA in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a>.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E7yfQW0W06\">pic.twitter.com\/E7yfQW0W06<\/a><\/p>&mdash; World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCBaseball\/status\/1638242350588743682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TV6i6Y4RW6\">pic.twitter.com\/TV6i6Y4RW6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; loanDepot park (@loanDepotpark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loanDepotpark\/status\/1638310116758806532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actually I have both teams T-shirts. \ud83d\ude1c\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffb<br><br>Good luck!!!!!\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u2728\u2728\u2728\u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%BE%8D%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u4f8d\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%BE%8DJAPAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u4f8dJAPAN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WBC2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WBC2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WBC%E6%B1%BA%E5%8B%9D?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WBC\u6c7a\u52dd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loandepotpark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loandepotpark<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E7%94%9F%E8%A6%B3%E6%88%A6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u751f\u89b3\u6226<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTP7xiWcJt\">pic.twitter.com\/TTP7xiWcJt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IYO SKY (@Iyo_SkyWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iyo_SkyWWE\/status\/1638301127681753092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HERE.WE. GO. \ud83d\udd25<br><br>Mike Trout and Team USA taking on Shohei Ohtani and Japan for the title \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7LdsSMhMVQ\">pic.twitter.com\/7LdsSMhMVQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1638307881513525252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s official: The WBC is returning in 2026<\/p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/1638295080657121283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s the best team Yu has ever seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldBaseballClassic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmc09QcThQ\">pic.twitter.com\/xmc09QcThQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCBaseball\/status\/1638298267065757703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sh\u014dta Imanaga. <br><br>One of the names to really get to know on this Japan team. Absolute stud!<br><br>Lefty. Throws HARD. One of the best pitchers in NPB<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rYpU6uFxLI\">pic.twitter.com\/rYpU6uFxLI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenVerlander\/status\/1634159408958586882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is the starting lineup for Japan \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c7dSlHdt9A\">pic.twitter.com\/c7dSlHdt9A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1634499552571977729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f U-S-A!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABaseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABaseball<\/a>&#39;s lineup for tonight&#39;s WBC championship \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u26be\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dGZWReP1Da\">pic.twitter.com\/dGZWReP1Da<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1638289770072662017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>United States VS Japan: Starting lineups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United States of America: Mookie Bets RF; Mike Trout CF; Paul Goldschmidt 1B; Nolan Arenado 3B; Kyle Schwarber LF; Will Smith C; Pete Alonso DH; Tim Anderson 2B; Trea Turner SS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan: Lars Nootbar CF; Kansuke Kondoh RF; Shohei Ohtani DH; Masataka Yoshida LF; Munetaka Murakami 3B; Kazuma Okamoto 1B; Tetsuto Yamada 2B; Sosuke Genda SS; Yuhei Nakamura C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In USA VS Japan, Merrill Kelly will pitch for the U.S. as he gets his shot for the finals. Kelly is a righty who plays for D-backs and started during the Pool C finale vs Colombia. He scaled through three innings and allowed two runs on four hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Japan, Shohei Ohtani already said he would not be ready to pitch, so the team may use Shota Imanaga instead as the starting pitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can fans watch the United States VS Japan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans can watch the match on FS1. They can also live stream it on FoxSports.com, the Fox Sports app, fuboTV or YouTube TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broadcast starts at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of eliminations and player debuts, the World Baseball Classic has reached its final, and it promises a thrilling major event for baseball fans whose love for this game is boundless with USA VS Japan. With no days off after defeating Mexico, the Japan National Team is set to face the United States Baseball National Team in the final. This final is special because two Anaheim Angels teammates will play on opposing sides. The phenomenal Shohei Ohtani will play the legendary Mike Trout for the World Baseball Classic championship. Japan has a fantastic team which houses Masataka Yoshida who has been the most industrious player throughout this tournament. Yoshida is 9 for 19 with 2 home runs, 13 RBI and 5 R. These are the most RBI gotten in tournament history, so Ohtani is essentially an addition to an already star-studded team. Team Japan\u2019s win over Mexico was what brought them face-to-face with Team USA which has also done its fair share of destruction throughout the WBC. The Cuba National Team was their latest victim in a 14-2 match. See MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Japan VS Mexico World Baseball Classic Expert Picks USA VS Japan is happening live at Loan Depot Park, Miami Florida in the World Baseball Classic final. United States VS Japan: Starting lineups United States of America: Mookie Bets RF; Mike Trout CF; Paul Goldschmidt 1B; Nolan Arenado 3B; Kyle Schwarber LF; Will Smith C; Pete Alonso DH; Tim Anderson 2B; Trea Turner SS. Japan: Lars Nootbar CF; Kansuke Kondoh RF; Shohei Ohtani DH; Masataka Yoshida LF; Munetaka Murakami 3B; Kazuma Okamoto 1B; Tetsuto Yamada 2B; Sosuke Genda SS; Yuhei Nakamura C. In USA VS Japan, Merrill Kelly will pitch for the U.S. as he gets his shot for the finals. Kelly is a righty who plays for D-backs and started during the Pool C finale vs Colombia. He scaled through three innings and allowed two runs on four hits. For Japan, Shohei Ohtani already said he would not be ready to pitch, so the team may use Shota Imanaga instead as the starting pitcher. How can fans watch the United States VS Japan? Fans can watch the match on FS1. They can also live stream it on FoxSports.com, the Fox Sports app, fuboTV or YouTube TV. 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