Before the quarterfinals of the WBC = World Baseball Classic, which will be held on the 16th, Japanese players made their final adjustments at the Tokyo Dome, the venue for the match.
Shohei Otani, who is scheduled to be the starting pitcher, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I will throw to each player without thinking about the future."
After finishing the first round of the WBC with four wins, Japan will face Italy in the quarterfinals at Tokyo Dome on the 16th.
On the 15th, we practiced on the ground of Tokyo Dome from around 10:00 am to prepare for the match.
Of these, Otani, who is scheduled to start on the 16th, warmed up with a catch ball and then threw the ball toward the outfield fence to carefully check his form.
In batting practice, Nutvar, who started as the first batter in all four games of the first round and hit a batting average of 40%, 2 minutes, and 9 minutes, was hitting a powerful liner-like batting ball, and Korea on the 10th of this month. Sosuke Genda, who injured his little finger on his right hand during the match, also participated in batting practice.
At a press conference after practice, Otani said about Italy, who will face Italy in the quarterfinals, "I think it will be a tough match with players who are playing in the major leagues, including Angels teammate Fletcher. I want to cherish it and do my best," he said, tightening his mind.
And he showed his enthusiasm as a starting pitcher, saying, "I think I can win by connecting with other pitchers if I can go as far as I can, so I will pitch to each person without thinking about the future."
Coach Kuriyama Hideki said, “The players are very tense.