A lot of passion with different ways of cheering for each respective nation. That's one of the things you can taste only at the World Baseball Classic.
For Sunday's semifinal between Japan and Puerto Rico, the stands were filled with an enormous amount of fans from both countries, many of whom flew from their native lands.
Shinjiro Suzuki was the center of attention outside AT&T Park, the venue for the final round, a few hours before the 6 p.m. game time.