It's been a month since the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series for the second straight season . Plus, it has been a month since Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP , the fourth of his career.

So one would think that Ohtani would want to take a break. However, Ohtani has decided to play for his home country, Japan, in the upcoming World Baseball Classic next March, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

The WBC is scheduled for March 5-17. One of the hosting locations will be Tokyo, as well as Houston, Texas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida. Houston and Miami will play host to the Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals will be held in Miami.

The World Baseball Classic was last held in 2023. That year, Japan came away as the champions . Previously, Jap

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