YOKOHAMA, Aug 7— Japan won their first-ever Olympic gold medal in baseball today, beating the United States 2-0 in the final. The Japanese, whose previous best was a silver at the 1996 Atlanta Games, went ahead in the third inning when Munetaka Murakami hit a solo home run off starting pitcher...
YOKOHAMA, Aug 7— Japan won their first-ever Olympic gold medal in baseball today, beating the United States 2-0 in the final.
And Tetsuo Yamada slid home in the eighth to add another run, finally bringing the gold to a country where baseball borders on a religion. With Major League Baseball banning its players from appearing, both teams were stripped of their biggest stars including Japanese phenomenon Shohei Ohtani. Japan were able to draw on players from their domestic league, and Yakult Swallow Murakami gave them the lead with a booming home run to centre.
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