Baseball: Japanese trio instrumental to Dodgers' World Series triumph

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their second straight World Series championship with a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Saturday's Game 7, thanks in large part to the crucial postseason contributions of Japanese trio Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki.Ace right-hander Yamamoto was the winning pitcher in three of the games against the Blue Jays and became the first Japanese World Series MVP since Hideki Matsui with the New York Yankees in 2009.The 27-year-old came out of the bullpen with zero days' rest to close out the series in the 5-4 Game 7 win …READ FULL ARTICLE