World Baseball Softball Confederation21/03
Mexico-Japan semifinal: Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Munetaka Murakami leads Japan to World Baseball Classic final with walk-off double
Murakami, the NPB triple crown (pictured), delivered the winning hit on a 1-1 count off reliever Giovanny Gallegos with no one out in the bottom of the ninth. Japan will face the United States in the World Championship final on Tuesday, 21 March.