Whereas the 2023 team was technically the defending World Baseball Classic champions, the 2026 iteration will be out for revenge for Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan ... 47 home runs per 162 games ...

Overview of the 2026 World Baseball Classic MIAMI, FLORIDA – MARCH 21: Mike Trout #27 of Team USA looks on prior to the start of the World Baseball Classic Championship against Team Japan at ...

Judge, who blasted 58 home runs last ... in the last World Baseball Classic in 2023, when a team led by Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout lost to a Shohei Ohtani-inspired Japan in the final.