USA Is Getting Worse At Baseball And MLB Loves it

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[@ulises4241]

"Winning a tournament in a sport they invented shouldn't seem surprising" tell that to England

[@broncos435]

IT'S COMING HOME

[@stackhat8624]

England are the current ODI and T20 world champs in cricket. Won the 2003 Rugby world cup

[@Nabend1402]

@@broncos435 It grew up in England, quickly left to see the world, reluctantly visited back home once in 1966, like visiting a weird uncle, and now it's never coming back!

[@Nabend1402]

@@stackhat8624 2003 is 20 years ago.

[@Zraknul]

Give England some credit, they have created a lot of popular sports around the world.

[@LTamazil]

to hear Ichiro say that it was the most humiliating defeat of his life really says something when you remember that he was a Mariner.

[@Sonofadugg]

LOL

[@newsieboys1171]

Because of nationalism?

[@Yb95885]

Japan and Korea just hate each other that much for him to say that

[@daking414]

@@miguelbesana6468 they got smoked in the playoffs it wasn’t just a loss

[@the48thronin60]

@@newsieboys1171 100%. The nationalism goes both ways. Both countries are at fault.

[@crusader7659]

I, an American, consider myself a casual baseball fan and I think the fact that I had not heard of this tournament until 2 days ago when I saw it on a tv at the bar speaks volumes to how little it means here in the US, which is a shame because it was great to watch

[@strykerbravo9910]

Yeah, I've been watching it religiously since I saw a video on Facebook a couple of days ago. It's been very entertaining!

[@snalesnail5823]

I know exactly how you feel. I am now obsessed with it. I absolutely love this tournament

[@flabermaber2239]

Honestly that's crazy to me bc I live in PR and literally the only ppl who aren't watching it are those who don't have access to it,despise sports or are literal babies pretty much everyone else is watching the WBC over here

[@JustNel]

sad to hear... dominicans watch every tournament... its unfortunate that the MLB nerfs our dominican team and doesnt let their all stars actually play

[@BW-ih7pv]

​@@JustNel lol. If that lineup ain't your stars than idk who else you're talking about

[@scottv1781]

Australian baseball fan here, been supporting the Yankees since ‘96. Seeing our Aussie team get up and compete at the international level means more to me than the 2009 WS. It barely got mentioned on the mainstream news, no one I know outside of baseball had a clue what I was talking about. The WBC is incredibly important for the sport of baseball. It can’t be understated.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Yankees have fans overseas? Ewww!!!

[@GGMONTANA]

@@rustyshackelford4224 I think they like the most popular mlb team tbh

[@USATHEMAN]

@@GGMONTANA it’s actually more a case of mlb marketing only the popular teams. Like it’s a million times easier to get Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers merch here than it is to even see any kind of Mariners, Brewers, Rays merch. It’s very slowly getting better as baseball starts to slowly get bigger here in Aus but as a Mariners fan I still have to buy all my stuff from the US cos no store stocks anything other than those “popular” teams gear. It’s kinda like a rigged system

[@PJ.Rob06]

​@@rustyshackelford4224the Yankees are literally the most recognizable sports team in America 99% of new yorkers wear a yankees hat even if they don't watch baseball

[@JamesAvila-xu7ds]

@@rustyshackelford4224we worldwide baby

[@Marylandbrony]

The World Baseball Classic actually being successful after nearly dying is such a good thing. I really hope this turns into the next big international sporting event that the whole world pays attention to.

[@AKT0B0S]

Agreed!

[@LateNightTableCo]

The time of FIFA is over…long live the WBC

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@maxdawson2948]

It’s just a pure damn joy

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

And it exists because baseball was kicked out of the Olympics.

[@KidFresh71]

To me, a 40+ year MLB fan (Giants), the WBC is the peak of baseball excitement. A true World Series.

[@bobnewfart7630]

No not really Not if we do not have are best players playing in it.

[@spencerjones9807]

It’s a world championship game, not a series. Just one game

[@dirtydan6098]

I see it as a true all star game, sorta.

[@KidFresh71]

@@spencerjones9807 true-the baseball version of March Madness lol

[@catbreath8361]

Lame

[@Semi9204]

As an Asian, I was surprised to see comments about how the United States should appreciate the World Baseball Classic more. I just assumed that it would be popular among every baseball fan. This was a very informative video! I'm a Filipino in Singapore and I wish Baseball would become bigger over here as it is with our other Asian neighbours. (Softball is pretty well known in SG tho. But sports overall is not something that is pushed by society.)

[@sportscardsandthings]

You would think so, except that our American sports media spends practically all of its time covering the NFL and NBA.

[@rook1196]

International tourneys for team sports are looked down upon in this country. They are treated like some unimportant exhibition akin to the NBA all star game. Not to mention that MLB's brand of no fun baseball is dying in America.

[@smashyboi6887]

@@sportscardsandthings Cause less and less people are watching baseball here in the US

[@TheOGDewb]

I just found out this existed today lol

[@emilaubry6856]

Singapore is a tiny island (31 miles in diameter/50km). They will never have enough talent or resources dedicated to something like sports.

[@floresaza253]

Being American, I'm so invested in watching the game in the WBC. It's getting more and more important. It might not be as big as the world cup but this is the next best thing.

[@Sgt-Toxin]

I feel this is what was needed. As a soccer fan I have to say, international games will always be the most important game. There is no division about which team you face go for, your nation is your team, and nothing brings more pride than seeing your country win every time.

[@tooltime4640]

Soccer sucks

[@Sgt-Toxin]

@@tooltime4640 not as much as you

[@lilpanadero]

@@tooltime4640 american football is dogshit sport lmao

[@wavell14]

@@Sgt-Toxin The fact you call it soccer says it all. International football is not nearly as important as club football.

[@natemarx4999]

What i do appreciate about the Japanese is that they want to compete on the international stage and put their best players. MLB will never allow that, unfortunately.

[@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507]

Doesn't help that the seasons literally don't line up and there wouldn't be as much money in it

[@catman-du8927]

MLB teams can only stop their players from participating in the WBC if they meet certain injury conditions

[@Qardo]

Well, if you ran the league. Would you allow your top players go out to compete, get hurt, and likely come back worse? It would hurt viewership. And really, it is not the MLB's fault the International League decides to hold their competition during the season. Plus, Japanese baseball teams are not like MLB teams. Japanese teams are owned by literal corporations. The team is slapped with the corporate name and logo. And it isn't uncommon for a team to end up with a corporate name change in the middle of the season. And those who manage the team are not always the best fit. A lot of the time, it is seen as a bonus, and for whoever is put into the management role to flaunt around to impress others (manly women). Also, to party and have a good time. Never seriously managing the team. So this is why Japanese teams can send players to go play on the international stage. It is because they don't play in a very well centralized league. At best, Japanese Baseball is like the Profesional Beer League. And I know that is a bit of an insult. As I know, Japanese baseball players are insanely good. And do get paid pretty fairly, these days, to play. Just compared to an MLB player. They make pocket change. And I call it a "Beer League" because those put into management roles do not take it seriously or really do not care. It is an image thing. And it is on couching staff to do basically everything. While trying to please the "manager's" whims.

[@cole590]

​@@Qardo "couching staff" sounds like a position I was born for lol

[@raz1683]

​@@Qardo What a joke. MLB is the most coperate one. Japan follows the US model yet you said they don't care lol. MLB is the beer league. International baseball is the most pure baseball game out there.

[@grimtea1715]

Crazy how popular baseball is all over the world considering it doesn't exist.

[@pasta-and-heroin]

what doesn’t exist??

[@poluticon]

This comment confused then hell out of me.

[@andresgirardo8481]

Underrated comment!

[@abtwopoint0]

​@@poluticon .........he's referring to the name of the channel

[@L_Swift]

@@aubreypassey6086 r/whoosh

[@alex5308]

I think this year WBC tournament is turning point. USA was invested in this tournament. It was extremely fun to watch. I’m a huge fan now. I hope USA wins next one. Hats off to Japan

[@jonathonedwardmiller]

US was not invested in this tournament.

[@runlikehell4180]

Yeah lots of people at my school watched

[@pblmrt]

I've been saying this for years and if MLB switches to a similar model to how things are run in European soccer, the interest and viewership will skyrocket. Sure those leagues have their own problems, but if you show a random kid at an American mall a photo of Messi or Ronaldo, they'll easily recognize them compared to Trout and Betts.

[@josephsimmons9241]

Doubt a kid in America will recognize Messi or Ronaldo over Trout or Betts.

[@InteristaS5]

@@josephsimmons9241 you’d be surprised

[@kruzedarling9347]

What do u mean by “similiar model” ?

[@StripedJacket]

@@josephsimmons9241 dude it’s not even a competition. Everyone knows Soccer players The only baseball players I’d recognize would be Ruth & Tatis Jr. ones a legend, the other cause of controversy (well Tbf I think I’d recognize some of the Padres players like Manny and the cool WBC players now but in a year? Idk.)

[@josephsimmons9241]

@@StripedJacket not Americans

[@fromulus]

I love how much Japan loves baseball. It warms my heart tbh.

[@cejannuzi]

It really isn't that popular at the pro level due to having such a small pro league. It's hugely popular at senior high schools, who bring in ringers that they have recruited from all over the country.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Ichiro was a legitimate superstar over there (probably still is to a degree). At least in terms of popularity he’s the Japanese Babe Ruth.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@warlordofbritannia Not so...the remarkable Sadaharu Oh (mr. Oh) is obviously a player you need to learn about.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@flamingfrancis I know who that is-again, I was judging in terms of raw popularity not actual stats

[@CristianmirabalWuno]

Soccer/Football is also as popular specially after the last world cup

[@lmarquezgiron]

It’s all about passion. When I was a kid I used to play baseball back in Venezuela EVERY SINGLE DAY. Sometimes we used our fists to hit the ball, other times we used broom sticks with bottle caps. I never saw that kind of passion among Americans. Just look at the atmosphere when South Americans play in the Classic, it’s out of this world. We are crazy about baseball.

[@D71219ONE]

It’s like American football in the the American South. It’s like a religion there to them.

[@erikletendre7512]

Well. Tonight..

[@lmarquezgiron]

@@erikletendre7512 the best game of the whole WBC .

[@UltraClassicGaming]

​@@lmarquezgiron I thought U ppl played soccer? Er...excuse me "futbol". I didn't know y'all played REAL sports too lol

[@hanielalvarez1978]

@@UltraClassicGaming Nah man, Venezuela’s national sport it’s Baseball. It’s a fucking religion

[@bernardodominguez5124]

As a Dominican I can tell you that we take our baseball VERY serious, you can see lots of people with their favorite local team's flag all year round, people go out to the streets hitting pans and playing horns when their team wins they actually had to ban horns a couple years ago cuz it was getting so loud and unsanitary, also playing baseball is like the default hobby for young boys here

[@HalEmmerich2]

Biggest tournament in soccer is the World Cup, in Cricket its the World Cup, in Rugby its the World Cup. Baseball is a international game, and a tournament like this really has to be top priority for both the MLB and the WBSC.

[@stackhat8624]

biggest international basketball tournament is the Olympics. Problem with baseball is that its a summer sport and MLB teams dont want to release players during the season. NBA and college basketball isn't played during July/August when the Olympics are on.

[@Zraknul]

It's the same issue hockey is finding. The NHL doesn't want to release players for the winter Olympics anymore. The players themselves have to want it and demand it from ownership. That's where the NHL tried their own thing like the WBC a number of years back in pre-season. The players demanded to go for the last Olympics, but decided not to for fear of China's COVID quarantine and isolation rules. The world STOPS their soccer leagues for the world Cup. Heck the world soccer leagues STOP for qualifier and practice windows.

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

All you have to do is figure out how the owners could make money from that.

[@RoCK3rAD]

@@ultrainstinct63 nice bait

[@asf7sg89]

MLB doesn't even seem to want Americans to watch baseball with all the blackout restrictions & extra financial steps needed. I'm a local Braves fan about to enter my third year of watching pirated streams because Bally Sports won't make a deal with KZbinTV.

[@jrob4795]

Damn shame, but I respect you getting it done. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@CoffeeFresh_]

Bally is worse than China

[@kaiser371]

I know the feeling as an Astros fan. I remember in the 90's watching baseball in my local channels for free and then one day we had to make a channel exclusively for the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets because of deals blocking games for streams during home games. How crazy is that?

[@conniebauer4128]

I used to be a huge Twins fan but haven't watched a game in years and have no idea how to even find them on tv. Its sad.

[@Tonyconstanza]

Got any links to those streams ? I’m looking to watch baseball but everything asks for a cable provider.

[@kthmalloy16]

I got a 70 dollar ticket to the WBC vs Korea in Tokyo. It was reselling for 1500 bucks. The WBC final in Miami has tickets for 200. That tells you what you need to know about baseball in the US and Japan.

[@user-bf9dk4xb1j]

I just saw a Korean vlog about watching the Korea vs Japan WBC 2023 match and he paid 1500$ per ticket for him and his Japanese wife

[@lc9245]

WBC went from irrelevant, a joke, to "pretty fun" after America won it, is the most American reaction possible. Hopefully the WBC can expand baseball to even more international audience and keep baseball relevant in American sport.

[@TheTwinsrock1]

I mean team USA rotation could be absolutely nasty with Burnes, Verlander, Manoah, Cease, Scherzer, etc, but MLB teams/players themselves either want to protect their high price assets or the younger players themselves want to ensure a massive payday. It sucks, but I get it. Cool to see baseball becoming more of a international game.

[@dtice69]

Cool to see it growing internationally but ultimately sucks to see less and less Americans playing for American teams. American sports leagues should implement a system like the Japanese do where there needs to be a specific number of natural born citizens playing for their leagues.

[@wbthorpe34]

So many pitchers could replace Manoah and Cease haha

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@dtice69 Ew, no. The best players should be in the MLB regardless of where they come from.

[@jj2hostetler108]

How do you not have Jacob degrom in that list?

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@jj2hostetler108 Because we all know he’s going to throw a no-no against Mexico…and then tear his rotator cuff

[@gabrielvazquez1691]

And this is why I’ve always been so intrigued by the nippon league, Japanese baseball overall, but what I admire most is the baseball fans in Japan.

[@daking414]

Check out ebbets field they have the best apparel from that league actually made me a fan before I watched a pitch in that league

[@gabrielvazquez1691]

@Karl with a K and what about television? You saw in the video how many tuned in. They care more.

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Do they eat hotdogs at baseball games?

[@billcipher3946]

@@ultrainstinct63 I would say Dominican Republic is also one of the best baseball countries next to japan.

[@am5790]

MLB wanted to cancel it because they couldn't win it????!!!! LoooooL

[@jonadr5563]

Just found this after the US team got beat 11-5 by Mexico

[@madkow77]

Never realized the talent level in Japan. That's crazy.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Yep. Baseball is the true national sport of Japan and has been for decades now, since right before WWII. The Nippon League is probably Quad A quality, despite the severely limited talent pool.

[@dallio900]

Prob the Nippon League is the 2nd best league in the world behind MLB. I can assure you that in that league a least a couple of hundred japanese players could enter to the MLB, the real reason imo is that japanese athletes like to play more in their country than in others. the only ones who go to MLB is more to test themselves than anything.

[@Christhreeonesix]

It's been that way for a long time

[@Eibarwoman]

​@@dallio900 The ones who come abroad are doing to measure themselves to the pile of superstars here. The fact MLB backups often either are starters or fail to find playing time in Japan says there's a lot of solid MLB quality players in Japan although remarkably few of them are superstars.

[@scumbagsteve4934]

Japanese baseball is more fun to watch imo

[@Quoise_]

I need to see Ohtani vs Trout

[@warlordofbritannia]

I’m sure we’ll see plenty of that starting next season

[@eddieshane4175]

Ohtani is the better overall player

[@Hazesorry]

​@@eddieshane4175 not a chance.

[@eddieshane4175]

@@Hazesorry big chance! Trout is a over rated player IMO

[@belikearu]

@@Hazesorry lol. Trout was literally irrelevant last 2 seasons 😅

[@bryan2458]

I hope WBC gets more love in the US. It should feel like the baseball World Cup where everyone wants to play at.

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Yep, I hate how it gets no coverage.

[@LOLxUnique]

US is so obsessed with its self no wonder it gets no coverage there

[@castertroy9129]

I hope it’s get coverage too. But the problem is that people dont care. They have too many options here in the states for entertainment

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

@@LOLxUnique This is probably part of it, but surprisingly the US can do international sports coverage pretty well. You will see a lot of coverage of top foreign athletes and events the US has no chance to win during the Olympics.

[@pjkerrigan20]

I think a big part of the WBC’s problem is that it doesn’t work like the World Cup. During the WC, the entire soccer world comes to a total stop, there isn’t any other high level soccer on anywhere except for the WC. The event is also hosted by a single country (or sometimes a couple of neighboring countries). This means that fans can basically spend the whole month hopping from stadium to stadium watching as many games as they can, but it also adds a certain intangible feeling that makes each tournament special. Everyone in the soccer world remembers Italia ‘90 or South Africa 2010 or the infamous Qatar 2022. If the WBC wants to really be the World Cup of baseball (which I think it should), it needs to actually work like a World Cup.

[@xRxF]

Korea and Japan ABSOLUTELY HATE eachother....but they both really really LOVE baseball. So the WBC is the perfect forum for this to play out.

[@defiman7460]

06 and 09 WBC got Japanese kids hooked on baseball and those kids are now professional players. Otani is one of them and he has always wanted to participate in the WBC. There is no doubt that the WBC is one of the main reasons to start playing baseball in Japan. And not only that, the WBC is one of the reasons to look into MLB. Since Japan has a huge popular league called NPB, the attention to MLB has been low (compared to NPB). We didn't even know Yadiel Molina, but since 2013, everyone knows him.

[@kingjulyan7]

As a Puerto Rican, this definitely means a lot to the players and especially the fans because we are proud to be from our island and baseball is literally part of our culture. And the players on the team love every second and will be hyped up After every play

[@gbrown8523]

If you’re so proud to be from your island. Why leave for America?

[@a_bp]

@@gbrown8523 The same reason white people came to America, money.

[@yahira.7031]

@@gbrown8523 One thing has nothing to do with the other

[@kingjulyan7]

@@gbrown8523 what does that have to do with anything?

[@cejannuzi]

Baseball games in Japan f-ing suck. The cheering is robotic and constant. It isn't even in regards to what is happening in the damned game. Moronic. Americans like to cheer good play, no matter which side. In Japan it's these groups of fans showing up and just making noise all the time.

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

A big part of the decline of US baseball is the select/travel system in place at the youth level. It’s become rife with politics and also requires a pretty significant money investment as well. This has caused a lot of talented athletes to choose different sports. This system is supposed to foster high level competition, which it definitely does, but it also causes the game to miss out on a lot of great talent.

[@fizzedball7078]

It will be interesting to see if a MLB linked academy system gets adopted in the US like there is for soccer who suffers from similar issues

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

@@fizzedball7078 that would be interesting for sure. I think if they really care about creating US born players they need to institute a system like the football academies in Europe and South America. At least that way they’d get proper training/coaching. It seems like the main goal of select teams is getting their kids scholarships or possibly making the major while many of those teams lack the proper guidance to develop those players.

[@Jesus.X]

Travel ball system definitely alienated folks I knew people who were excellent players that left baseball because of travel ball and other bureaucracy in youth baseball. I played varsity baseball on HS in the 9th grade but some one my friends who were better than me went into wrestling,basketball,football instead of HS baseball or even sports like soccer.

[@Jesus.X]

​@@fizzedball7078 I think u.s soccer academies are getting better the L.A galaxy is sending guys to barca now and other european clubs. The salary cap in MLS is what is crippling the league they have the money now they got to spend like euro clubs to develop world class talent.

[@Student0Toucher]

@@fizzedball7078 Soccer is more popular than baseball in America or at least growing faster than baseball

[@bryandelsolsanchez6360]

This is crazy I'm literally watching this 2 hours after Japan and Ohtani beat the US on the final.

[@AwsamNick]

Watching this after coming back from watching the horrible loss Mexico gave to the US at Chase Stadium, it genuinely proves it. 11 to 5, fricken crazy man. The stadium was packed though and it was still a good time lol 😆.

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

Anyway, the US is in the final now, haha

[@Lol-ic8ee]

@@IRanOutOfPhrases 11-5

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

@@Lol-ic8ee Huh?

[@Student0Toucher]

Mexico beat USA in baseball and USA beat Mexico at soccer

[@richardfenton3937]

I’m a huge WBC fan. Last tournament was so much fun man. And the fact we won the whole shibang was awesome man. It was edge of seat baseball every game

[@guyincognito320]

Sports are only ever interesting and meaningful on some kind of an ethnic basis. As MLB tries to become as foreign as possible to me as an American, I will inevitably become less and less interested in it, because I simply don't care that much about foreign players on a team that's supposed to be local to me in some way that I can understand. Sports is a metaphor for war, so celebrating the MLB being filled with foreign players is just like rooting for the wrong country. They're always moaning also about how MLB hasn't been taken over by blacks as the NBA and NFL have. Well, blacks as a whole clearly aren't the best at baseball. Investing in the inner city doesn't seem to pay off that much. They would clearly get better returns by investing in England, Germany, Netherlands, Australia. Or even American suburbs, how about that? Those are untapped economic markets, and those peoples are historically the best baseball players. Even if they were the 4th best I'd rather watch them.

[@magodeoz1084]

Nothing like international games

[@magodeoz1084]

​@@guyincognito320I wish more american baseball players go to WBC to represent America

[@guyincognito320]

@Mago de oz I like the World Cup, not league football. I imagine in 100 years the WBC will have long since eclipsed MLB which is run poorly. They make foreign players dress up in old timey clothes and play in a corn field. Then they ban Bauer for two years because he was falsely accused of rape by some piece of crap prostitute because he supports Trump on social media or something. Or because he says obviously true things about the game and its management, and reaches out to fans better than MLB ever has or will. Bauer is the most important player of this generation, and these cretins banned him for two years.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

How is Puerto Rico competing against us I thought they were part of this country.

[@haraldgriefbacon1373]

Anything that grows baseball internationally, I'm for it.

[@joshe4836]

Will you be for it if the MLB turns out like the NBA now whereby they sell out their own country to China?? Riddle me that.

[@bloodwrage]

Why?

[@dee8518]

@@bloodwrage wdym do you not want to grow the game??

[@bloodwrage]

@@dee8518 No. "Growing the game" usually just means it becomes more commercialized. That's how you wind up with tenth inning ghost runners

[@dee8518]

@@bloodwrage did you watch this years postseason? 18 inning games aren’t fun for anyone

[@kevinurvalek2289]

Man this videos already not aging well. The boys just made Cuba look like a little league team.

[@princesscrystal6410]

And Japan won again, if they had a good pitcher the US could had done way better

[@BDK86]

Well this thumbnail didn't age well. USA is in the final

[@thorsvenson3530]

This video made me realize Americans simply don't care at all about international sports competitions. In *any* sport. Whereas, most other countries care a lot about their national team in *every* sport. It's weird, and I never realized it until now.

[@supershadowan]

unless it's the Olympics( they do very well in the summer ) or the Fifa World cup (even though their team is not as good as other countries)

[@StripedJacket]

It’s super weird huh, especially since we all believe Americans are extremely patriotic

[@Schoolboyfrm5th]

I find it weird tbh If you’re the best it shouldn’t be a problem with competing with others

[@b00merxng]

Especially if it is a sport we don’t dominate in internationally.

[@RwandaBob]

it’s because, as i see it as an american, the us is barely even a country. to use football (soccer) as an example, most americans support the national team of their heritage, not even the us team. pretty much the only americans that view themselves as american are white americans of british, scandinavian, german, or french descent with roots in the us going back to the 18th century. outside of that group a lot of americans don’t even view themselves as american.

[@diemrcupcake]

After watching Japan play today i just have to say how different the atmosphere is. Its crazy and i love it.

[@Student0Toucher]

Football took over America

[@mangomangay7747]

They are persecuted for having national pride

[@Yipyo1986]

@@mangomangay7747 so?

[@kingsley9352]

Watching Dominican baseball is so much fun. It's utter chaos, and the players treat every game like it's game 7 of the world series. Unmatched atmosphere.

[@nolanantonicci1372]

USA isn’t getting worse at baseball😂 if anything we’re getting better and better. We’re about to make the WBC championship that includes the ENTIRE WORLD. Meaning not only did we win the last WBC but we are bound to win another one. Oh yeah, and our lineup to me might be one of the best lineups I’ve ever seen

[@jiimmyboi12]

hahah the new babe ruth is from japan closing the game on us soil and make it 3 titles to 1.

[@NereoSal]

It's basically USA vs Greece 2006 all over again. Different game same result. America has this league superiority complex that translates in undermining international competitions, with few exceptions. But at the same time it's interesting to see that Italy baseball team is basically a proud detachment of New Jersey. Junior Soprano would be proud.

[@Student0Toucher]

NFL and Basketball own USA

[@digitalhistorian7786]

Lets tell the truth here...Please take what is said at face value...THE MAIN REASON THIS IS THE CASE...is because SIGNIFICANTLY LESS BLACK AMERICANS ARE PLAYING BASEBALL..the past two decades. The shift is happening again recently (4 of the 5 top 5 pics in 2022 mlb draft were black americans). If the world baseball classic existed in the 70's through early- mid 90s US would've won (hank aaron, eddie murray, Ozzie smith, willie randolph, barry bonds, Dwight Gooden, bo jackson, Gary Sheffield, ken griffey jr, tony gwynn, devon white, bary larkin, etc) Just look at the all star game lineups in the 80's and 90's

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Israel had a team in this and their players were largely from you-can-guess-where.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

@@digitalhistorian7786 Are they going more into Football?

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@digitalhistorian7786 no it’s not they’ll win again soon enough

[@JRR812]

The problem about sports in the US is we put capital above pride in country. And let’s be honest here, in those other countries who act like WBC is actual war, baseball is the most popular sport by far. Here in America the majority of people couldn’t even tell you who Mike Trout is. We just have a lot going on in the US. Your attention can only be on so many things. In some of the Latin countries it’s pretty much all that’s actually going on, in life and sports.

[@packa8316]

Tbh that’s neither good or bad

[@flamingfrancis]

To some degree, true. While baseball has been played in Australia for around 170 years, it is very much in minority and kids / adults have choices you have not heard of like surf lifesaving for example. We pull well above our weight in terms of number of MLB players produced and also that, despite the huge distances involved, we have had a national champonship tournament since WW2. The sport attracts little media attention which does not help growth.

[@j.c.spencer9897]

I agree. The US has the premier baseball league, football, hockey, and basketball. Many countries have 1 maybe 2 leagues to watch and both are not the same level as the US, maybe 1 is, maybe.

[@epicow_1973]

@@j.c.spencer9897 Although the points in the video were correct, Japan overall is still not even close to being as big and as high-skill of a player in baseball as MLB, Or for now at least.

[@wintyforever]

“In some Latin it’s pretty much all that’s actually going on.” This comment would be laughable if it weren’t so breathtakingly ignorant. I am Dominican, and I can assure you, every country has a lot of bs going on 24/7. The difference is, except for a few big cities that are considered “baseball capitals” like NY, Boston and LA, Americans have largely abandoned baseball. Under every baseball post all you will see if a bunch of American trolls complaining about how “boring” it is. Americans have become so addicted to instant satisfaction and constant non stop stimulation. Baseball is more tense and exciting than football and basketball in my opinion, but you have to actually pay attention, which is hard for Americans of millennial ages and under. In Dominican Republic, it’s practically a religion and part of our culture. Basketball is becoming popular as well but baseball is in our blood. Everyone, women, men, children, watch baseball regularly. Kids play baseball with sticks and bottle caps. We love baseball.

[@joshvega4906]

I grew up in Puerto Rico. Baseball has been a thing for us since the early 1900s. First Latin hall of famer was a Puerto Rican. We used to play baseball during lunch time at school with tennis balls and our fist. We played in the neighborhood with broom sticks. Pretty much all my friends played baseball since we were 5yrs old. It’s in our blood

[@wintyforever]

As a Dominican, I love this!

[@russellny8086]

This didn’t age well bro USA just beat Cuba 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheAuraRealm]

I never knew how big baseball was in Japan or in any other Country, I'm not that knowledgeable on baseball in general but hearing how stacked each country is to compete in the WBC makes me wanna watch it myself this year. Definitely keeping an eye on this.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Can someone explain to me how Puerto Rico has its own team?

[@flamingfrancis]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music It is a US territory and not a US State.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

@@flamingfrancis So if it's part of the U.S. how is it competing against the U.S.? They're U.S. citizens.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

@@flamingfrancis So why doesn't the District of Columbia compete against the U.S. in international sports?

[@wheeliebeast7679]

They have enough of a distinct identity - and fanaticism towards baseball - that it would make hardcore Texans cry by comparison. Subnational territories having their own national teams is nothing new. Did you not notice the Pool Team USA was in at the World Cup had 2 teams from the island of Great Britain?

[@johnwray393]

I've been a diehard baseball fan for basically my entire life and this is the first year I've went outta my way to watch the WBC, so it's definitely something different this time around. I'm getting ready to watch the 11pm game right now and planning to wake up at 5am for the Korea vs Japan game. Every game has been good so far.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

I remember watching a U.S. vs. Korea game--I think it was in a WBC--and learning that if we won our players would get a trophy or such and if the Koreans won they would get exempted from having to do their mandatory military conscription. The incentives didn't seem equal LOL.

[@argenisjrg]

Indeed, there is something different this time. I'm from Venezuela and in this edition, the whole country is thrilled with our team, myself included despite not being a baseball fan. I don't recall Venezuela ever being so passionate about the WBC. I love this! This now actually feels like a true baseball world tournament.

[@EmceeRelentless]

Update. USA back to the finals. We still compete with the Elite 🤝

[@CertifiedClapaholic]

Well, we'll see on Tuesday 😎

[@Biotoze]

Damn Ichiro was wildin' in the WBC loll

[@sterlingburton5107]

Bro said he wanted to end their whole career

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@sterlingburton5107 Their whole country

[@d.g4466]

It’s just a Japan vs Korea thing it goes back hundreds of years 😂

[@BeefPapa]

True that. I had never seen Ichiro displaying any emotion whatsoever. He might have even cursed *gasp*.

[@jag5014]

@@d.g4466 Yeah, but the Japanese were usually the perpetrators so it's perplexing that he'd be the one with a chip on his shoulder.

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

American kids are playing basketball now. I've worked at a school for seven years and the number of kids who can even name a single baseball player is miniscule. They laugh when I tell them my favorite sports team is a baseball team

[@degario1]

This didn’t age well

[@KCDWolf]

What I learn from this video: 1 Ichiro is a Mad man. 2 Don't visit Japan or South Korea during WBC. 3 Japan runs out of water during WBC. 4 Visit Puerto Rico during the WBC because it becomes the safest place on earth.

[@andresgirardo8481]

I'm from Argentina and your channel made me interested in baseball. A sport I considered boring a few weeks ago. Your videos are top notch!

[@desamster]

You have to play it, it's a great sport to play. Watch TrueRGM's channel in October for post season baseball in awesome consensed game format.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

But this channel is trying to convince you that baseball doesn't exist.

[@andresgirardo8481]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music I believe in God.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

@@andresgirardo8481 Can God throw a 103 mph fastball?

[@andresgirardo8481]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music he can steal third base while standing on first.

[@larryhatcher8927]

Baseball has been getting worse in this country for a long time. When was the last time you drove past a vacant lot and saw kids out there playing a pick up game? If you are in Cuba or the Dominican Republic you will see this every day. Also, when I was a kid, if you wanted to play little league then you simply showed up on the day of try outs. These days you have to sign up months ahead of time and your parents have to pay some big bucks for your spot on the team. It's no wonder baseball is failing, especially in the black community where grabbing a basketball and shooting some hoops is a lot easier

[@TayEGoss]

The 2023 WBC was the first WBC I've ever been invested to and I couldn't get enough of it. This was the best WBC in history and I cannot WAIT for the next one.

[@wbthorpe34]

Had a guy tell me baseball is by far the least diverse sport and that the commissioner and General Managers are racist. I told him I don't see any Japanese, Mexican, Korean or Cuban basketball or football players. Bro needs to watch this video.

[@cost7569]

Exactly.

[@Ayo601]

Then you are not looking. There are multiple Japanese players in the NBA and basketball is more global than baseball. The dude you are talking about is wrong however. Baseball is very diverse as well. Morons love to talk just to talk.

[@wbthorpe34]

@@Ayo601 NBA: composed of 74.4 percent black players, 23.3 percent white players, 1.8 percent Latino players, and 0.2 percent Asian players MLB: White - 57.5% Hispanic - 31.9% Black - 7.7% Asian/Other - 2.9%

[@BuhTM]

Played baseball for 20 years and still learn something new on every video you post. Always a good day when you post, keep it up.

[@leonscottkennedy3143]

How far did you get?

[@blacjackdaniels200]

@@leonscottkennedy3143 probably D3 college ball

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@Abravesfan1988]

@@ultrainstinct63 yeah no that’s just wrong but go off bro

[@digitalhistorian7786]

Lets tell the truth here...Please take what is said at face value...THE MAIN REASON THIS IS THE CASE...is because SIGNIFICANTLY LESS BLACK AMERICANS ARE PLAYING BASEBALL..the past two decades. The shift is happening again recently (4 of the 5 top 5 pics in 2022 mlb draft were black americans). If the world baseball classic existed in the 70's through early- mid 90s US would've won (hank aaron, Dave Parker, eddie murray, Ozzie smith, willie randolph, barry bonds, Dwight Gooden, bo jackson, Gary Sheffield, ken griffey jr, tony gwynn, devon white, bary larkin, etc) Just look at the all star game lineups in the 80's and 90's. It's the Elephant in the room. MLB baseball was at its peak when more Black Americans were in the league in the late 60s- late 90s

[@FreshSlippp]

who’s here after they’re in the final? lol

[@pezz4933]

Lmao now they’re in the finals for a seccond straight time

[@jiimmyboi12]

It would be embarrassing if they didnt when its the sport americans invented. and even then Japan now have the new babe ruth and are 3 titles to 1 over america

[@itzhydrationyt192]

13:08 As a Twins fan this made me laugh and cry at the same time

[@TroysPepperstick]

I didn't know there were any Twins fans actually

[@FTLnovaKid]

💯😄

[@itzhydrationyt192]

@@TroysPepperstick I'm a minnesota dude

[@poopmcgee2410]

@@TroysPepperstick there are dozens of us

[@CubeApril]

@@poopmcgee2410 twins fan number 17 checking in

[@josephmother2659]

The fact that half of Japan watched the game more or less is crazy I never would have known great video

[@10thletter40]

​@Karl with a K I- where did you get these stats? I do agree that seats are too expensive but c'mon

[@stunsisacul]

For us, baseball is a way for a very few to pay for college. For some kid in Cuba or the DR it’s the ONLY WAY out of absolute, generational poverty. The motivations are very different.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Truth

[@laurabenitez1936]

omfg this wbc has been crazy and I’ve been enjoying every minute of it. From PR hair bleaching antics to the fans straight up calling over the umpire in the USA- Mexico game. HILARIOUS 😂😂😂

[@EMarinoTrumpet]

I am from Venezuela and I can say there are a lot of differences. I live in Kentucky and have for the past 10 years or so. I am not sure how it is in other states like Texas, Florida, and Arizona. In Venezuela, you get more focus on learning techniques and developing players. It is more about learning how to play than playing itself. When I played in college here you could tell the contrast. It was just scrimmaging and a little bit of conditioning. The same seems to be the case for high schools here from one kid I have helped coach. Seems like if you want to get actually coached to improve as a player you have to pay extra for that. Also in the USA athletic superiority is rewarded while in countries like Venezuela that is also rewarded but so is developing your skills. That is how guys like Altuve exist. When I was coming up it was not unusual to be coached by a former professional player or someone who went to the academies and they would bring that knowledge with them. Also, Latin American players don't care about not getting paid millions at first. When you get drafted down there you become a hero in your community. Also, the conversion rate can allow you to buy a house with a few thousand dollars, the minimum wage in Venezuela is a few dollars a month. Whereas if you are an American drafted here you have a higher cost of living and 15,000 bucks won't get you anywhere, that is not even minimum wage here.

[@daltonred7774]

absolutely love japanese and korean baseball culture.. it's my dream to watch a game in one of these countries

[@mitonaarea5856]

You should aldo check out Taiwanese baseball. It's pretty cool.

[@guillermos.novillo7895]

That’s the problem with American sports. Aside from soccer, their is no patriotism for the national team. Americans don’t even want to win or represent the country which can be seen with how stars in basketball and baseball just sit out of international tournaments.

[@tylershep4220]

I absolutely love the fact that baseball is becoming a worldwide game. I think it's great for the sport to have talent coming in from all over the world. I'll always cheer for the US on an international stage, but I love seeing the success of other countries too.

[@propertymanager9149]

baseball is not growing right now if anything its following a steep decline.

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

@@propertymanager9149 Well the MLB is

[@MastemaJack]

It shows America's influence on the world.

[@mmgarza1997]

The UAE now has a baseball ⚾ league

[@Kasper623]

This guy is criminally underrated. It's travesty how few subscribers this guy has.

[@warlordofbritannia]

I remember when this channel only had a thousand and a half, way back with the first Greinke video.

[@Kasper623]

@@warlordofbritannia a favorite of mine.

[@Bert439]

Sees Team USA tearing in up in the WBC Yeah video checks out :P

[@mr-rk394]

USA has 118 world series, with 117 back to back titles

[@soyentak5076]

As a Canadian the Japan Korea final in 2009 was the best ball game ever (imo)

[@otaviofrn_adv]

massive rivalry between the countries and good level of playing. The two irrenounceable ingredients to a great game. Ichiro has always been viewed as a polite guy, that did not talked much and let his bat speak for him. But there was a game vs Korea once that the koreans won, and planted their flag on the pitching mound. I don't know how to speak japanease, but when a guy is swearing you know it. Ichiro was spitting fire in the dugout

[@rickytavilla4259]

Well this didn’t age well

[@wptx2827]

😂

[@natecarlton]

This aged like milk

[@jiimmyboi12]

no it didnt

[@spman2099]

The thing to remember about Japan is that they have been amazing at baseball for decades. It is just absurdly difficult for Japanese players to transition to the MLB in their prime. Americans are typically naval gazers, so they think that the NPG must be a notable step down from the MLB, but that is nonsense. The majority of the players in the NPG are MLB caliber.

[@Megatron_James_Brady8121]

I jus commented on how I vaguely remember being at the 96 Olympics in Atlanta and seeing Japan just demolish USA like 20 to 2 or something with the best players to ever play in American History

[@E_Bailey]

@@Megatron_James_Brady8121 Baseball at the Olympics in 1996 was amateurs-only. The US got beat 8-10 by Cuba in the Groups, beat Japan 15-5 in Groups, then lost 11 to 2 to Japan in the semi-finals. Not at all "best players in American history".

[@teejin669]

Do we really have to resort to throwing around insults?

[@Tir33nts343]

Baseball is the number one sport in all of these countries (besides the Netherlands) baseball was a tradition in the United States, and then football took over, because baseball lost popularity in the states, the MLB needed to go international to keep popular, and they’ve struck gold

[@flamingfrancis]

Best you check on that, it is not #1 in several nations represented at this WBC.

[@corey2232]

One of the problems with American sports is that World Play & All Star games are now viewed by players as 2nd rate, optional events that only increase your risk of injury with little incentive. In the US, you basically need a huge payday or other relevant reward to motivate these guys to participate, especially if these events are going on during/close to the regular season. All Star games have become a joke in the NFL & NBA, and playing for your country isn't seen as valuable as time off or a fat pay day.

[@jayandrusiak]

Jokes on them they could have been great and gone done in history in the likes of the “dream team” & “miracle on ice” USA teams. They only care about $$

[@joshyoder6435]

Ichiro saying Korea smelled like garlic had to be the burn of the century.

[@kaiser371]

There is general hype for this tourney and I love to see it

[@somekindofchris_]

I was at the Us vs Japan game in 2017 and that atmosphere was electric. Best game I’ve ever been to.

[@2waywiggs250]

USA is about to be mercied by Mexico as i'm typing this

[@tfluck02]

Honestly it’s so good that this mutualistic relationship between the mlb and the south American/Central American has happened… the amount of money that goes back to those countries when via the organizations themselves is already incredibly helpful… the money that goes back from the players that fully make it(cause lets be honest even them making it to the minors now is a huge financial difference than it used to be) just exponentially makes it better… like the cherry on top

[@kermitfrog593]

Seems like only in the native land of this great sport do you find people who say it's "boring." Good for Japan, Dominican and Korea, they deserve their success.

[@THATG0MEZ]

Been going to baseball games for over 20 years. I went to the USA/Japan semifinal game at Dodger Stadium in 2017 and it was probably the most fun I've had at a baseball game.

[@kevind7708]

To think the Japanese squad was weaker than their Olympics and Premier12 rosters made you think "damn". (Oh yeah, the weaker squad still consist of dynamite arms which went to MLB like Fujinami, Senga, and Hirano, plus the submariner Makita).

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

I respect your comment because if you've been going to baseball games for over 20 years then you've probably had sex during a baseball game.

[@galil_6863]

I'm glad to see the World Baseball Classic becoming relevant again

[@kccronin1369]

I don’t think the US is getting worse just everyone else is getting better

[@eastcoasttone3952]

It's crazy how I've never really watched or cared about baseball but the videos on this channel always manage to hold my interest lol. Keep up the good work!

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not crazy. Not “crazy.” /

[@Oscarsports-xw8zv]

I love baseball doesn’t exist❤

[@owensouthworth7793]

Who doesn’t love him

[@ryanok1757]

Me too

[@ECG3485]

Same, he's one of the best KZbinrs discussing this sport right now

[@jacklempke7779]

Between BDE, iTalk Studios, and Jomboy, they’ve turned me into a huge baseball fan.

[@johnw8102]

the intros are so intense in a good way. One of the best youtube channels, lucky for us, it's only dedicated to the great game

[@andrewrakow253]

this aged well

[@Corwin1141]

Like milk in a hot car 🤣

[@efraimsoloway4420]

yet still in the finals again lol

[@fastball1268]

I love bde it has some of the best content on MLB I've seen in a while

[@danielsalas3394]

WBC games definitely have a different feeling from MLB, I'd love to see international baseball grow and become kinda like international cricket

[@flamingfrancis]

You will find that there were more qualification games from nations that are not represented at the WBC than there are for any Cricket WC. Cricket's popularity is mostly attributable to the presence of India (1.3 + billion) and Pakistan (230 million). CWC has maybe five competitive nations but look at the outcome of games in this WBC.

[@danielsalas3394]

@@flamingfrancis that's true, but what I mean is that in cricket, playing for your country is generally the most important aspect of becoming pro, in baseball it hasn't always been like that but it seems like going in that direction

[@gabbar51ngh]

​@@danielsalas3394This is mostly because in baseball the league appeared first while in cricket the league appeared much later.

[@nolanantonicci1372]

This aged horrendously

[@Zen-Champ]

it's incredible how badly Team USA embarassed themselves just three days after this video was uploaded

[@jackhampton2062]

True, but at least they rebounded the next day.

[@jay1jayf]

@@jackhampton2062 nothing personell, kid

[@davidpiccolo3039]

Because it's too expensive to play organized sports in America. In all other countries every kid gets a chance to play just to see if their any good and if they are they are sponsored by the organization. In America if you can't afford to join an organization you can't play

[@ManaTeal47]

At the end of the day, I'm genuinely happy that international markets are expanding and the World Baseball Classic is helping to increase possible markets and audiences. This is good for baseball and baseball fans even if it means the USA team's repeated failures become more magnified.

[@mattneko4225]

I find it absolutely disgusting how prideful most US sportsmen have become. Guys used to be fine taking greyhounds halfway across the country for $100K a year because they didn’t have to work construction or go to war like their cousins, and took great pride in their country. Circus worship = sign of end times

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Bread and Circuses

[@RC_928]

Won’t surprise me if the WBC gets bigger than MLB.

[@AreEnTee]

I hope it does. I also hope we see more national teams, like Spain and Argentina compete in the tournament soon

[@DFusions_]

I remember people said baseball is dead but it's very popular in Japan and Asia especially if Japan is getting 30% of its population watching a Shohei hit two home runs then its still alive

[@isolatedfromeducation5491]

The japanese people i know in america absolutely adore watching mlb purely to cheer on anyone japanese lol,, the baseball culture in japan is also very lively and its great to see that support!!

[@Rotten_Eggy]

@@JM-uw8vzto be fair, only them and Atlanta United won something in recent memory

[@isaacnation4116]

​@@JM-uw8vz that's because those other teams are trash bro haha

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@isaacnation4116]

@@ultrainstinct63 wrong. Mike Trout is still the best position player in baseball. Only thing that puts ohtani on the same level/above is the pitching. Also, there is simply no way that a guy with one good season is better than a man with three MVP awards and three more 2nd place finishes in MVP. Best pitcher you can argue for a whole lot of guys. Degrom, Verlander, Scherzer, Julio, Sandy, Cole. You have not provided facts at all. Only opinions.

[@Herv3]

Thanks to this video, I have been convinced to equate all of Ichiro's NPB hits as the same as all of Pete Rose's MLB hits. Good job. 👍

[@warlordofbritannia]

I think NPB is roughly equivalent to a Quad A League, something like only ten percent worse

[@thejoshpresle]

They always were. All hail the true hit king

[@ultrainstinct63]

The Japanese are the best in baseball no way around it. It's just the facts. Their pitching is amazing. And probably have the goat in ohtani. Then it's Jeremy Pena then Mike trout. The best player In all of baseball is not American. Nor the best pitcher it's between alcantara or julio. Usa invented this game but really their not the best. They always play home with all the advantages it's not fair for the visitors. And still they lose. Mexico beat them twice in their own house in a baseball classic. And in 1 they did have their best alex rodriguez,Derek Jeter etc... So that's just and excuse that they dont send their best in why they don't win. Ultimately the Japanese would of won anyway again their pitching is simply superior. It's just the facts like I said.

[@othc44]

International baseball is underrated. Every franchise must allow their top players to participate in the WBC. Just look at football (soccer), Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United etc they NEVER stop their top players from representing their national team, in fact they MUST release their international playes to their national teams....and that's why football is the biggest game in the world.... I wish the MLB could do the same.