岡本和真

Teams in the World Baseball Classic semifinals be warned: Team Japan is on their way. Team Japan have been a force in the tournament and officially punched their ticket to the semis after another convincing win against Team Italy. On this specific night, Kazuma Okamoto was on fire, sending an early three-run homer to left field and giving Japan a 4-0 lead in the third frame. He wasn’t done just yet though, lining a shot to right and scoring another two on a fifth-inning double. Okamoto’s five RBI powered his team to a semifinal berth and kept their undefeated record alive.