On the 16th, the day before the Miyazaki Camp of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Japan National Team “Samurai Japan”, pitcher Shosei Togo, who conducted voluntary training with pitcher Yu Darvish of the Major League Padres, answered an interview. Q: What was the purpose of the voluntary training? Togo: Originally, we were planning to practice, and then Mr. Darvish (Yu) was just about to join us, so we started talking about “shall we practice?” Q: What did you talk about when you practiced with Darvish? Togo: We talked about a lot of different things, and we talked a lot about baseball, but we also talked about breaking balls and other things. Q: What left an impression on you? Togo: It feels like learning how to play a breaking ball, but I have a lot of senses that I don’t have, so I feel like I’m going to live in baseball from now on. Q: You will join Samurai Japan’s training camp tomorrow, but how is the finish? Togo: I think we’ll just have to do one thing at a time in preparation for the Samurai (Japan) match, so I’d like to do my best to get good results. Q: There is an age difference with pitcher Darvish, but what was your impression after actually talking to him? Togo: I think that’s the word for a really good person. It wasn’t difficult to talk at all, so it was really good. Q: What do you want to do in the future (from the national team training camp to the WBC finals)? Togo: I hope I can talk to a lot of people and absorb a lot of things. Samurai Japan started their camp in Miyazaki on the 17th. The first match is scheduled for the warm-up game against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on the 25th.
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