A FEW STATISTICS:

Ohtani was clearly the star of the Classic. In seven games he drove in eight runs and scored nine while batting .435. He made three appearances as a pitcher, winning two games and saving another as he posted a 1.86 ERA … Phillies shortstop Trea Turner had a great series. He batted .391 and five of his nine hits were home runs … Great Britain right fielder Chavez Young was five-for-five in stolen bases … Over the past decade Major League Baseball has spent untold sums trying to introduce the game to China but evidently has failed. China lost all four of its games. It’s batting average was .170 and its ERA was 15.11 … Miguel Romero of Cuba pitched 82/3 innings and struck out 13 batters … South Korean shortstop Ha-Seong Kim batted only .188 but all three of his hits were home runs … Mexican pitcher Giovanny Gallegos recorded two saves but blew his third opportunity in the semifinal matchup with Japan … South Korea finished 2-2 despite a .326 team batting average. The ERA was 7.55 … In 43 games, 17 triples were hit. No player had more than one … Alex Webb of Great Britain threw only 53 pitches but still managed to let loose three wild ones … See Wong Park of South Korea allowed only one hit and no walks in six innings on the mound. He fanned nine … Randy Arozarena of Mexico had nine hits. Six of them were doubles … Tyler O’Neill of Canada is typically an all-or-nothing slugger, but he wasn’t in the WBC. He managed eight hits in 13 atbats, but none were home runs … Javier Baez of Puerto Rico was the only repeat selection on the All-Classic team.