Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Kuriyama won a Japan Series title together in 2016.
In 2023, they'll take on the world.
Kuriyama, the Samurai Japan manager, named the first 12 members of his squad for the upcoming World Baseball Classic on Friday, with the Los Angeles Angels' two-way star as the centerpiece.
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