Japan manager Atsunori Inaba doesn't officially get a medal from the Tokyo Games, but one hung around his neck anyway as Japan celebrated its first Olympic baseball gold.

Second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi had slipped his own medal around Inaba's neck during Japan's celebrations after a 2-0 victory over the United States in the gold medal game on Saturday at Yokohama Stadium.

"I wanted him to wear mine if I was able to give it to him since the coaches don't have medals," Kikuchi said during a news conference on Sunday.