Matchup of a lifetime! Shohei Ohtani faces Mike Trout with the World Baseball Classic on the line! 

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.

Thanks for striking out - Japan fan here

Yeah, Japan f.ed you up

Thank you all teams. Thank you all baseball fans.

@@user-po5vm3fb2z thank you to trout for striking out

No thank you mad dog😅

fr

His pitching package and command is insane‼️

The Japanese team has not decided on a captain. They are naturally united around Ohtani and Darvish. (from Japanese)

​@@user-oe1fe9zh3vwell 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

​​​​@@user-oe1fe9zh3v 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! 😅

@@user-oe1fe9zh3v drei Wochen mit dem Bus zu

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

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

好きです！僕とつきあってください！

@@user-ic4hh9sb5eごめんなさい🙇‍♀️

American?

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.

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 !!!

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* 😅

@@EweCantHandletheTruth I'm Japanese... but that comment got me😂😂😂

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2H17AqrJ-1M.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.

Sports history

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

❤

Don’t forget teammates! It was crazy all the way around!

He'd be the perfect director for whenever Hollywood makes this battle a movie

間違いない

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

最後の最後で、しかもランナーなしってのが芸術点高いですよね！本当に、この勝負は最高です！

That slider will go down in history. The excitement of the Japan fans had me tear up for joy, for you. Amazing fans of baseball. You deserved that moment. Shohei Ohtani will pass up Babe Ruth. Which shows how much Japan knows and loves the fundamentals of the game. I wish our scouting teams and front offices could re-imagine how the game should be played. ❤️🇺🇸🇯🇵

Taiwan is a colony of Japan

Incredible player

that mf is an overall player.

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.

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.

間違いなく勝敗を超えた物を見せてもらった❗️ありがとうベースボール❗️

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!😏

Ohtani recruited Nootbaar, Trout recruited Mookie, etc etc.

Trout should've recruited pitchers like Verlander, Scherzer, Cole, and Kershaw. Would've been a way different game.

@@theflipper404 iirc pitchers are the hardest to recruit, didn't Kershaw withdraw due to insurance issues? Honestly MLB/WBC should just pick up the insurance tab.

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.

Unhittable.

確かに彫刻の鬼神のような出で立ちでした。

That slider was nasty. No way anyone was hitting that

見逃せばフォアボール

トラウトが下を振ってるんだよな キレが良すぎる

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

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

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.

​​​​​@Mike Jennsenn Clearly you didn't watch either of his sports during Bo's peak. Bo was an All Star in 1989 and a pro bowler in 1990. That's genuinely insane to even be competing for in your career, to be a top level player in two sports, and everyone who watched either sport in 1989 and 1990 knew how special peak Bo was. There's a reason why the only peer he had was Deion Sanders, a hall of fame NFL player and a serviceable centerfielder. His superstardom was just incredibly short lived in large part due to injuries. An injury in the playoffs of the 1990 NFL season basically cut short his football career and severe problems with his hip needing an outright replacement after said football playoff injury basically kept him from being able to play like peak Bo in the MLB, which contributed to a sharp decline an early retirement. But people don't talk about the "fizzled out" years when they talk about the greats, else we'd be calling Ken Griffey Jr overrated. On top of that, superstardom isnt just by being good, it's by being incredibly high profile and famous. Bo was absolutely one of the most famous athletes in the late 80s. Dude was in all sorts of commercials, appeared in television shows, kids who watched sports at the time idolized Bo. *That's* what made him a superstar.

@@bmac4 well said... it was Bo ability to play 2 sports at an elite level that made him a superstar that even the players where fans and marveled at what he was able to do. I remember Bo and had never seen anything like it until now with Ohtani. That you can do 2 things that others dedicate their entire careers playing just one. I dont understand why people look for reasons to downplay something so rare and the crazy part is that they try to compare 2 different elite players that might be slightly better at one thing to someone who can do both. To me he is the new version of Bo even though Shohei is doing it in the same sport but 2 completely different positions. I just hope he stays healthy because we saw what happened to Bo. Sometimes being so gifted can be a curse. He literally has Jordan level talent for the sport of baseball. Where Jordan was not only the best offensive player in his prime he was also the best defensive player. He was ready to come in from the bullpen to close the game after playing offense the whole game and to come in to finish the game the way he did in the biggest stage possible against one of the best players of all time. The heart, fearlessness and leardeship he showed combined with his talent was jordanesque. He is just so special and great for the sport of baseball. There is nothing you can tell me to change my views of what Ohtani is doing. I have been watching sports for almost 40 years and have seen some great athletes in pro sports. He is without a doubt an extremely rare breed. Lets appreciate and enjoy it while it last! I'm an American who has also proudly served as an airborne ranger and I can care less he is Japanese because I love the sport that we created. He can and will inspire little kids not only in America but all over the world.

Why mike trout has never gotten a big hit

bittersweet on one hand Ohtani's name is one on every mouth on the other Mike Trout remains completely untitled, and he WANTED this more than anything this year

@@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✈️✈️✈️

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

😭❤️

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? 😂😂😂

Dafuk

same

same

@@atsushin2688 High five!

@@user-yi6hm8re5d High five!

@@hungchoonghow5857 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Good post. Baseball is probably the hardest sport because it's actually an individual game between the hitter and the pitcher, I can't imagine the mental game aspect of it.

I guess u r filipino aren't u

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 ⚾️

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.

臺灣儂叫奧斯卡？87

官台灣人屁事，小文青又要淚繃了

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.

Seriously!!! So surreal

That's why Ohtani is the best Baseball player on the planet, he can win on the mound and win at the plate ⚾️

Kind of weird teammates dont practice against one another?

Why has he never taken an ab off him in 6 years of practice? How stupid is that? Or am I stupid and major leaguers never pitch to their team in practice? Doesn’t seem possible

​@Edgar Alan Smithee usually if a guy is pitching against his own team it would be in a simulated game during spring training, but that doesn't happen that often. Pitchers during the year throw in game, not batting practice to hitters on their own team.

"For those who don't follow Angels baseball, this is the first time Trout went up against Ohtani." They already said this at the start of this video.

@@kobe9843 pitchers throwing BP is a waste. Use their in-practice pitch count for deliberate practice not BP

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

I agree, Japan 🇯🇵 is now the only 3 time World Baseball Champions🏆

Scripted?😂😂

@@oneviwatara9384 he’s saying it’s not scripted keep up.

頑張ってGoogle翻訳でかきまちたねえ🤣👶🏻🎀💕

@@n-sky1386​Hi fellow Japanese. I actually lived in US for 7years, so apparently I didn't need to use any tranlations😊 But sadly I guess you can't even read what I wrote right now unless you use your Google translater. 😢

Let both of those players go, Angels are ruining baseball and future fans.

MVPvsMVP MVPwin!

Trout never had a chance.

@@SeaTK610 wrong. arte moreno is ruining the angels. stop blaming angels fans, blame the man who is actually causing harm

Bonds facing off against Gagne was a pretty epic at bat. Both players on enough steroids to kill a pack of elephants, very intense.

good

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

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.

@@Userqvcqt 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.

congratulation!! LＡ

予言者を発見した。

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.