Ichiro a Hero as Japan Wins 2009 WBC
March 24, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Global Baseball
When Japan needed a big hit to win their second straight World Baseball Classic, they got the needed hit from their biggest star. Ichiro, who has been one of the best baseball players in the world over the last decade, hit a single in the top of the tenth inning to score two runs for Japan.
After ending South Korea’s chances in the bottom of the 10th, Japan became successful in their bid to go 2-for-2 in the World Baseball Classic. In 2006, they won the inaugural WBC event.
Japan got up early in this ballgame but could never put South Korea …read more
