WBC = World Baseball Classic Japanese national team, Major League Cardinals Nutvar player enters the team's camp and is enthusiastic about joining the Japanese national team, saying, "I will prepare for the game as much as possible." I told
The 25-year-old Nutvar, whose mother is Japanese, was the first Japanese-American player to be selected for the WBC Japan national team.
Nootvar, who is in his third year with the Cardinals, took part in batting practice after batting free.
In his second at-bat, he faced Hicks, who throws a fastball of over 160 kilometers, and chose a four-ball after evaluating the ball.
Nutvar said, "My condition is getting better day by day. I feel better at bat and can see the pitch better."
He revealed that he is in contact with the members of the Japanese national team, and said with a smile, "We communicate in group chats. I copy and paste sentences sent in Japanese and translate them." rice field.
Ahead of joining the national team, which is scheduled for the beginning of next month, he spoke enthusiastically, saying, "The most important thing now is that my body is healthy. My body is in good shape, so I want to prepare as much as possible for the match." I was.