LOS ANGELES — Having arrived at the semifinals for the World Baseball Classic, Japan manager Tatsunori Hara felt right at home. The U.S., meanwhile, was just looking for a home-field advantage.
The WBC reaches its final destination on Saturday as the four semifinalists descend on Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the final venue for the 2009 tournament.
Hara, 50, was in a nostalgic mood before Japan took the field for practice on Friday.