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How Japan rallied to defeat Mexico, advance to World Baseball
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From Record-Breaking Television, Attendance And Merchandise Sales
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Unbeaten Japan to face Mexico in World Baseball Classic semi-final
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Shohei Ohtani Is Showing His Potential to Carry Baseball to New
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Mexico vs Japan Odds, Picks, Predictions
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Mexico vs Japan summary: scores, stats and highlights
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Storylines to watch for the 2023 World Baseball Classic
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World Baseball Classic: Mexico comes back to beat Puerto Rico
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2023 World Baseball Classic: When and where is the knockout stage
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The World Baseball Classic is back, here's what to know.
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Japan rallies in ninth inning to edge Mexico, advance to play