The riveting World Baseball Classic (WBC) final that saw Japan beat the U.S. 3-2 on Tuesday in Miami drew a combined audience of 5.2 million in the U.S., a record for a WBC game, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout in a showdown between two of the game's best players to seal Japan's third win in five editions of the global showcase.
U.S. viewership for the game soared by 69% from the 2017 final in Los Angeles, and three of the four most-watched games in tournament history took place during this year's edition, MLB said.Around the world, the five largest viewership gains in comparison to 2017 were Taiwan , Mexico , Canada , South Korea and Puerto Rico .Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Stephen Coates
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