It took bringing the Olympics coming to baseball-crazy Japan to get the sport re-entered into the Olympics after a two Olympics-long hiatus. And fittingly, baseball’s return was celebrated by ...

Japan's starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hurls the ball during the first inning of the Olympic Games baseball round 2 game between USA and Japan at Yokohama Baseball Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on ...

USA vs Japan predictions Runline pick Despite coming into the tournament as the betting favorite and the WBSC’s top-ranked team, Japan has never won an Olympic gold in men’s baseball.

Team USA baseball’s lovable Olympics story ends with silver, while Japan gets its coveted gold Joe Vardon Aug. 7, 2021Updated Dec. 14, 2022 ...

Japan beat the United States 2-0 on Saturday, securing the first Olympic baseball gold medal for a nation that eats and breathes the sport.