Kokubo aims to start Japan's WBC campaign in winning style

At a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2017, Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo says he wants to start his squad's World Baseball Classic campaign with a win over powerhouse Cuba in the Pool B opener. Japan won the inaugural WBC in 2006 and again in 2009 but was eliminated in the semifinals by Puerto Rico in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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