Shohei Otani plays the leading role even on the bench! “Superior communication skills” and “passionate voice” that unite the team Samurai Japan vs. Chunichi Dragons 2026.2.27

Shohei Otani plays the leading role even on the bench! “Superior communication skills” and “passionate voice” that unite the team Samurai Japan vs. Chunichi Dragons 2026.2.27 Manager 89 Hirokazu Ibata Head Coach 88 Makoto Kaneko Battery Coach 74 Pitching Coach Yoshinori Murata 84 Atsushi Nomi Pitching Coach 81 Kazuki Yoshimi Infield Defense and Base Running Coach 77 Eishin Bonma Outfield Defense and Base Running Coach 79 Yoshiyuki Kamei Fielder Comprehensive Coach 71 Nobuhiro Matsuda WBC/SAMURAI JAPAN Member[Pitcher]13 Daiya Miyagi (Orix Buffaloes) 14 Daimi Ito (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 15 Daisho (Yomiuri Giants) 17 Yusei Kikuchi (Los Angeles Angels) 18 Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) 19 Tomoyuki Kanno (Colorado Rockies) 22 Tomoichiro Sumida (Saitama Seibu Lions) 24 Yumeto Kanamaru (Chunichi Dragons) 26 Atsuki Taneichi (Chiba Lotte Marines) 28 Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi Dragons) 46 Naoma Fujihira (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 47 Ryuhei Soya (Orix Buffaloes) 57 Wataru Kitayama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 66 Hiroki Matsumoto (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)[Catcher]4 Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix Buffaloes) 12 Seishiro Sakamoto (Hanshin Tigers) 27 Yuhei Nakamura (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)[Infielder]2 Hidego Maki (Yokohama DeNA BayStars) 3 Kaito Kozono (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 5 Taisei Makihara (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 6 Sosuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions) 7 Teruaki Sato (Hanshin Tigers) 25 Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays) 55 Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox)[Outfielder]8 Kensuke Kondo (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 20 Yukyo Shuto (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 23 Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers) 34 Masanao Yoshida (Boston Red Sox) 51 Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs)[Designated Hitter]16 Shohei Otani (Los Angeles Dodgers) #Samurai Japan #WBC #Baseball #Japan National Team #Professional Baseball #Darvish #Shohei Otani #Chunichi Dragons