Japan's two-way star Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound against Italy in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals on Thursday at Tokyo Dome, skipper Hideki Kuriyama announced.Ohtani on Wednesday was named MVP of Pool B on the WBC's official Twitter account following his starring performances so far in the tournament."It will be a pretty hard game," the 28-year-old Ohtani said at a press conference after being asked about facing Pool A runner-up Italy. "I'll give my best to make the most of each run we score."Ohtani also relished the chance of facing his Los Angeles Angels teammate, David…READ FULL ARTICLE