‘Samurai’ Japan See Off Cuba In World Baseball Classic Opener
Two-time champions Japan beat Cuba 11-6 in their World Baseball Classic opener Tuesday, sparked by a five-run salvo in the fifth inning. Nobuhiro Matsuda blasted a towering three-run homer to left field to put the Japanese in control of the Pool B clash in front of a sellout crowd of 54,000 at Tokyo Dome. ‘Samurai’ … Read more