No participation in Softbank game on 25th and 26th “I’m really looking forward to it”
On the 25th, pitcher Yu Darvish of the Japanese national baseball team “Samurai Japan” made careful adjustments such as shadow pitching for 12 minutes in the bullpen. Although he will not participate in the “Car Next Samurai Japan Series 2023 Miyazaki” (Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki) against Softbank Bank, which will be the first foreign game after the formation of the team on the 25th and 26th, he said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Japanese baseball, so I’m really looking forward to it. I’m doing it,” he said with a twinkle in his eye.
For Darvish, who crossed the ocean since 2012, the opportunity to see NPB players in action has been a long time coming. On this day, when asked which player he wanted to pay particular attention to, he said, “I don’t know if you know, but I play a great baseball game, and I’m just one of the players, so I’m looking forward to seeing it live. There are some things, but I’m really looking forward to it,” he answered, making the reporters laugh.
A “professional class” skill that last year became the best in Japan. But it wasn’t just a game. “I started around 2020, but until then, I only knew about the main players, but by playing the game, I learned everything about the players of the second team, and I really studied Japanese baseball. I did it. That’s what I’m living in now,” he proudly said. “I know,” said Darvish, regardless of the 12 teams. I was looking forward to seeing the “player in the game” play.
(Full-Count editorial department)
