SAN DIEGO -- So much for history. Well, for reliving it anyway.
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| Team Japan's Akinori Otsuka (right) celebrates with catcher Tomoya Satozaki after beating Cuba 10-6 to win the inaugural World Baseball Classic in San Diego. |
Team Japan's mind was in the present, and it rose to the occasion, beating Cuba 10-6 for the World Baseball Classic championship on Monday night at Petco Park.