The FOX Sports 1 broadcast averaged 4.48 million viewers for the World Baseball Classic championship game Tuesday between the United States and Japan.
the 4.48 million FOX Sports 1 viewers was a number higher than all but three of the American and National League Division Series games in 2022, and it also surpassed the average viewership for Game 5 of the National League Championship Series between the Phillies and Padres — when Bryce Harper gave Philadelphia the lead with a two-run homer in the eighth inning and extended their stunning postseason run into the World Series.
The WBC championship game, which was a rematch of a 2017 semifinal, featured MLB stars Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Trea Turner, Yu Darvish and a handful of others. The World Baseball Classic championship between Japan and the United States averaged 4.48 million viewers on Fox Sports 1.It also included a ninth inning where Ohtani struck out Trout, his Angels teammate, to clinch the title, throwing his glove and hat in celebration., the fifth edition of the WBC produced other strong attendance and viewership numbers for teams, including Japan and Puerto Rico .
Japan’s championship concluded its undefeated run through the 2023 WBC, with Ohtani claiming the MVP award after hitting .435 — with four doubles and a homer — in seven games and compiling a 1.86 ERA.Getty ImagesThe United States managed to make its second consecutive championship game despite losing to Mexico, 11-5, and finishing second in its pool.
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