Japan beats US 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal
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Team Japan celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)United States' Nick Martinez watches as Japan's Munetaka Murakami rounds the basses after hitting a home run during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Japan's Munetaka Murakami (55) rounds the basses past United States' Todd Frazier after hitting a home run during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Japan's Munetaka Murakami celebrate (55) celebrate his home run with teammates during the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Japan's Munetaka Murakami celebrate after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Japan's Munetaka Murakami, left, and Hideto Asamura celebrate after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Japan's Munetaka Murakami, center, celebrate his home run with Hirokazu Ibata during the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)United States' Nick Martinez reacts after giving up a home run to Japan's Munetaka Murakami during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Japan's Tetsuto Yamada, right, scores past United States' Mark Kolozsvary on a single by Masataka Yoshida during the eight inning of the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Team Japan celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
