Japan beats US 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal

Team United States walk out to shake hands with team Japan after the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

United States' Nick Martinez watches as Japan's Munetaka Murakami rounds the basses after hitting a home run during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Silver medalist United States' Todd Frazier, center left, receives his medal from Triston Casas, center right, on the podium during the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Japan's Munetaka Murakami celebrate (55) celebrate his home run with teammates during the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Japan's Munetaka Murakami (55) rounds the basses past United States' Todd Frazier after hitting a home run during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Team Japan tosses their manager Atsunori Inaba as they celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Japan's Munetaka Murakami, left, and Hideto Asamura celebrate after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Japan's Munetaka Murakami, center, celebrate his home run with Hirokazu Ibata during the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Japan's Tetsuto Yamada, right, scores past United States' Mark Kolozsvary on a single by Masataka Yoshida during the eight inning of the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gold medalist Japan's Masato Morishita, left, and Hiromi Itoh fist bump on the podium during the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Olympic workers watch the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Team United States and team Japan shake hands after the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Bronze medalist the Dominican Republic's Melky Cabrera, left, displays his medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Gold medalist Japan listens to their national anthem on the podium during the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Japan's Munetaka Murakami celebrate after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Team Japan celebrate with their manager Atsunori Inaba after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

People watch the gold medal baseball game between Japan and the United States during the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Golden Gai area of Tokyo known for its tiny bars, many of which are closed due to COVID-19 precautions, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Team Japan celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

United States' Nick Martinez reacts after giving up a home run to Japan's Munetaka Murakami during the gold medal baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Silver medalist United States' Edwin Jackson Jr., center, gestures on the podium during the medal ceremony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)