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Mike Trout Recruited MLB Stars for World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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World Baseball Classic 2023: Tracking Team USA's roster additions – NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Shohei Ohtani fans Angels' teammate Mike Trout, leading Japan over U.S. for WBC title
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Mike Trout talks World Baseball Classic, back injury
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Which other Angels join Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani on WBC rosters? – Orange County Register
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Mike Trout, Mookie Betts strongly defend WBC in wake of injury criticism after Edwin Diaz goes down
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Let's Talk Sports: WBC: Do you watch international competition?
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Team USA at World Baseball Classic 2023: Records, stats, titles and awards in MLB
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