I wasn’t quite as enthusiastic about the World Baseball Classic as Brent, but it’s hard to argue with how much the players and fans enjoyed it. I did follow last night’s finale, an excellent game with the can’t-script-it-better finale of Ohtani in for the close vs. Mike Trout.

This is incredible (I haven’t double-checked the stat FWIW):

And this is how he got the third strike:

Ohtani is a true superstar — charismatic and a once-in-a-lifetime talent.