Best moments from teammates facing off: Trout vs. Ohtani

Tuesday night's World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Japan will feature some of the best Major League Baseball players in the world.

The main attraction is USA outfielder Mike Trout playing against his Los Angeles Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani. If Ohtani pitches in relief, it'd be a battle between two of the greatest players in the game today — and one that we'd only get the chance to see in international competition.

It's always a treat when two incredible teammates face off. Here are some other examples we're remembering since the turn of the century.

The Paris Saint-Germain teammates put on a show in the World Cup final between Argentina and France. Messi's early penalty looked to be the difference in the game and Argentina was sitting on a 2-0 lead into the 80th minute. Mbappe put the team on his back, however, scoring on a penalty in the 80th and a volley in the 81st to send things to extra time. Messi looked to have the winning goal again in the 108th minute, but Mbappe scored again on a penalty in the 118th to become just the second player in history to record a hat trick in the men's World Cup final. Both players scored on their penalty tries, but Argentina ended up winning out.

Spain was the reigning FIBA world champion at the Summer Olympics but had to face off against the «Redeem Team.» Kobe Bryant led a squad featuring LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul, all coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Gasol put up 21 points to his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Bryant's 20, but the USA prevailed 118-108.

Bird and Jackson were anchors of the Seattle Storm during the team's 2004 championship run. When the USA faced off against Australia in the women's basketball gold-medal game, Bird was mostly on the