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The Japanese TV Call of Shohei Ohtani’s Strikeout of Mike Trout Was So Good

This was ELECTRIC.

Andy Nesbitt

The Japanese TV Call of Shohei Ohtani’s Strikeout of Mike Trout Was So Good
The Japanese TV Call of Shohei Ohtani’s Strikeout of Mike Trout Was So Good /

The World Baseball Classic came down to a perfect ending that not even writers in Hollywood could have come up with—the great Shohei Ohtani on the mound facing his Angels teammate, the great Mike Trout, in a one-run game with two outs in the ninth.

It was glorious. It was fascinating. It had everyone on the edge of their seat. 

And in the end it had Ohtani throwing his hat and glove in celebration after getting Trout to swing and miss on a 3–2 pitch to give Japan a 3–2 win over Team USA. 

You know what else was pretty awesome? The Japanese TV call of that final strike and celebration:

Just an electric way to start your day. 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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