Ohtani Shohei (29, LA Angels), who conquered the major league stage, joined the Japanese baseball team. He was treated the best as a player representing Japan.
Japan’s Daily Sports reported on the same day that Ohtani returned to Korea to join the Japanese team in the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at 10:00 pm (Korean time) on the 1st.
On this day, 20 TV cameras and 70 reporters gathered at Haneda Airport to welcome Ohtani back home. Five police officers and two security guards were also deployed.
In particular, at Haneda Airport on this day, from around 9:30 pm, even a helicopter was waiting. The whole of Japan came out to welcome the national superstar Ohtani.먹튀검증
Ohtani will now join the Japanese baseball team on the 3rd and start preparing for the WBC. Japan belongs to Group B and faces Korea, China, Australia and the Czech Republic. The Korea-Japan match will be held on the 10th.
Ohtani, who will be entering his 6th year in the major leagues, is a superstar who needs no further explanation. He was named the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2021, and
he performed amazingly last year as well. Ohtani pitched 166 innings in 28 games last season as a pitcher, going 15-9 with a 2.33 ERA. 219 strikeouts.
In addition, Ohtani recorded a batting average of 0.273, 34 homers, 95 RBIs, 90 runs, 160 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.356 OPS of 0.875 in 157 games as a hitter last season.
Therefore, a good performance is expected in this WBC. Ohtani plans to continue his pitching career in the WBC as well. Japan is evaluated as the second place to win.