United States offense falls short, Ohtani shuts down Trout to seal the victory In a thriller to claim its third World Baseball Classic championship, Japan held on to defeat the United States, 3-2, as the only team to go undefeated with (7-0) in the tournament. Hollywood could not have written a better script than Shohei Ohtani coming in to close in the ninth, sealing the championship by striking out teammate and former MVP, Mike Trout, on a nasty slider to end the game. Undefeated Team Japan secures its 3rd #WorldBaseballClassic title! pic.twitter.com/ehM62luyw9 — World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 22, 2023…