0:00 Interview with Tomoyuki Kanno 9:11 Interview with Yusei Kikuchi Behind the scenes of SAMURAI JAPAN’s first actual game this year…the MLB group has finally joined up, giving the team a breath of fresh air. Tomoyuki Kanno arrived on the team bus around 8:15 a.m. He was the first MLB player to join the team, and he started pitching from the bullpen from the very first day. 39 pitches as manager Hirokazu Ibata, advisor Yu Darvish, a large number of people, and Omi Ito looked on. “I have a lot of issues with left-handed batters, so I always try to pitch with the left side in mind,” said Sugano. With the batter standing in the left-handed batting box, he carefully checked the numbers on the trackman and even exchanged opinions with Darvish. Looking back, he said, “He was really good at teaching.I asked him a lot of questions.” The right-hander, who was included in the team even before his team was decided, expressed his gratitude to Coach Ibata, who he has known since his days with the Giants, saying, “Coach Ibata approached me from an early stage.It also motivated me during this off-season, so I’m very grateful.” “I’ve never been the best in Japan or the world. I’m sure I’ll see some amazing scenery, so I want to do my best to help out there,” he said enthusiastically. Yusei Kikuchi also arrived at the stadium before 11am. I returned from America today and went straight to Miyazaki, so I was only able to move around lightly, but I renewed my resolve, saying, “I had just arrived and it was before the game, so I thought I wouldn’t disturb them too much, but when I met the players and put on the uniform, I said, “I’m going to do it again.” It felt like a switch had been turned on,” he said. #Baseball #wbc #Samurai Japan
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