Japan's Shohei Ohtani logged a grand slam and five RBIs in one inning in a record thrashing of Chinese Taipei on Friday in the World Baseball Classic.

Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense got off to a rousing start at the Tokyo Dome.

Japan's Shohei Ohtani logged a grand slam and five RBIs in one inning in a record thrashing of Chinese Taipei on Friday in the World Baseball Classic.