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It's our number one, hour one of the Ben Mallor show podcast recorded overnight while you were sleeping.

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But here in hour number one, it's all about that world baseball classic pleasing to the eye.

Baseball got the matchup they wanted. Japan beats the USA on the Shohei Otani strikeout of Mike Trout.

So what do you think?

The conclusion of the World Baseball Classic, what do you think of it?

And we'll tell you why Shohei Otani is the big winner in more ways than one.

And who gets to wear the goat horns and the dunce cap at the World Baseball Classic, the big loser in the moment.

And what are the odds that Major League Baseball is able to convince more star pitchers to take part

in the World Baseball Classic?

Rob Manfred says it's a 100% chance that this event will come back in 2026.

Do you believe the 100% number?

We'll talk about that.

A bird's eye view of the World Baseball Classic right now.

Here it is in our number one.

Rising to the Challenge.

Welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben Mallor show.

We are in the air everywhere making a connection as we satisfy your sports talk cravings

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