Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers executives visited Japan directly to watch the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Japan national team players.
Japanese media ‘Sports Hochi’ reported on the 19th,온라인바카라 “Dodgers President Andrew Friedman praised Samurai Japan (Japanese baseball team),” and reported the content of Friedman’s interview.
According to the media, the board of the Dodgers, including President Friedman, visited Miyazaki, Japan, where the Japanese national team is training. It is to see and observe players who are highly likely to advance to the MLB in the future.
The eyes of the Dodgers executives were focused on Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix Buffaloes), Munetaka Murakami (Yakult Swallows), and Rocky Sasaki (Chiba Lotte Marines).
All three are currently playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), but are considered to be players who will challenge the MLB in the next few years.
Yamamoto is a pitcher who has been named the MVP of the Pacific League for two consecutive years, and Murakami is a slugger who hit 56 home runs last year and became the home run king. Sasaki became the protagonist of the youngest perfect game in NPB last year.
President Friedman explained the reason for his visit to Japan, saying, “It is not easy to gather such talented players as one team. I came to Miyazaki with respect.”
President Friedman, who followed Yamamoto’s training movements from the morning, said, “I know very well that he is active in Japan and is winning various awards.” “
Calling Murakami a “big boy,” Friedman explained, “Many MLB clubs have been following Murakami for years. If he’s ready to come to the US, a lot of clubs will be interested.” He also expressed his anticipation for Sasaki, saying, “I will see it properly in a video soon.”
The visit of the MLB club president is a great motivation for the players as well.
Yamamoto, who heard about President Friedman’s story, replied, “(The Dodgers’ visit) was both surprising and grateful. He thought he should try harder in the future.”
On the other hand, the Japanese national team, which has been undergoing convocation training since the 17th, will enter full-fledged combat mode starting with two consecutive matches against the Softbank Hawks on the 25th and 26th.