Giant Kazuma Okamoto, an infielder (26), “taught” me that I had misunderstood.

Kazu Okamoto said at the New Year talk show held at a hotel in Tokyo on the 7th. The zodiac for 2023 is the rabbit. When he was told that it would be the year of the giants, he said, “I’m sorry to say it here, but it seems that (team mascot) Javit is not a rabbit.” He continued, “Is it a dream? Maybe I heard that it wasn’t a rabbit in a dream.” He made about 1,000 fans laugh with his “unusual answer”.

However, when I looked into it, it was never a blur or a dream.

If you look up “Javit Family” on your smartphone, you will reach a page with an explanation of “What is Javit?”. It was written as follows on the site of a respectable team.

“His special skill is acrobatics, his hobby is baseball, and his charm point is a heart-shaped tongue! It’s not a rabbit, but it’s rumored that the origin of his name is ‘Giant x Rabbit’…”

It clearly says “not a rabbit”…

After the talk show ended, Kazu Okamoto, who was told the truth about Javitt by the press, seemed relieved.

“Isn’t that true? I felt like I heard it when I renewed my contract. I was worried about saying it in front of so many people.”

I always thought “Jabit” was a rabbit. I took charge of the giants from January, and it was the new year when I suddenly learned a shocking thing.[Giants: Yuta Ueda]