Dominant pitching and a Morishita Masato home run delivered Japan to a long-awaited gold medal in baseball’s Olympic return.
Japan fulfills baseball destiny in gold medal win over USA
Players shake hands after the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)