The final day of the third WBSC Premier 12 on Sunday (November 12th),Taiwan-Team They defeated Japan 4-0, breaking their opponent’s 27-game winning streak in international competitions and winning the first World Cup in team history. Japanese Major League Baseball (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani also reposted Taiwan’s Top 12 Championship post on Instagram, surprising and delighting Taiwanese netizens and fans.
It is worth mentioning that Ohtani represented the Japanese team in last year’s classic and won the third Japanese championship in this event. In an interview after the game, he said that he would like to see better development of baseball in Asian countries: “I think it applies not only to Japan, but also to South Korea, Taiwan, China and other countries. I hope this championship can make them love baseball more.” This time, the Taiwanese team not only won the championship in response to their expectations, but also sparked baseball fever in Taiwan again.
