Eleven Japanese players, including Ohtani, won 44 games, 84 home runs, and 255 RBIs, and outfielders from Yomiuri"They are superior to us"
Sep 28, 2024
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Last winter, Japanese players shocked Major League Baseball in the offseason. 'Superstar' Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 10-$700 million, the highest amount ever. In addition, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won the Sawamura Award for the third consecutive year, became an LA Dodgers player on the condition of receiving 12-$350 million. A pitcher without major league experience signed a contract for the longest period of time as a major league pitcher.
Ohtani, who shook the major leagues with "Idolryu", played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yamamoto for the Orix Buffaloes before moving to the U.S. It is a super-special contract that is possible because it showed value with its skills and its status in Japanese baseball has increased.
This year's presence has increased. Ohtani, who is playing only as a batter, is challenging '55-55' after achieving '50 (home run)-50 (stealing)' for the first time in the Major League.
Last season, left-hander Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs), the strikeout king of the Japanese professional baseball league, won 15 games (three losses) in his Major League debut season. Suzuki Seiya, an outfielder on the same team, hit 20 home runs for the second consecutive year. He had 142 hits, 21 homers and 73 RBIs until the 27th.
Yamamoto, who returned from injury, has six wins (two losses) with a 2.96 ERA, and Darvish Yu (San Diego Padres), who was out of the team due to personal reasons, has six wins (three losses) with a 3.18 ERA.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (Houston Astrow), who moved his team during the season, has nine wins (10 losses) with a 4.05 ERA, Matsui Yuki (San Diego) has four wins and nine holds (two losses) with a 3.82 ERA, and Yoshida Masataka (Boston Red Sox) has 106 hits-10 homers and 56 RBIs.
A total of 11 Japanese players, including Kenta Maeda (Detroit Tigers), Naoyuki Uwasawa (Boston), and Godai Senga (New York Mets), participated in major league games this season.
Imanaga is Yokohama Baystaz, Suzuki and Maeda are Hiroshima Carp, Darvish and Uwasa are Nippon Ham, Kikuchi is the Seibu Lions, Matsui is La
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By the 27th, eight Japanese pitchers had 44 wins and 10 holds, and three batters had 438 hits, 84 homers and 255 RBIs.
Luis Brinson, who played for the Yomiuri Giants last year, looked back on his experience and praised the Japanese baseball team, saying, `The Japanese are superior to us.' He appeared on the baseball podcast in the U.S. on the 26th and said, `Last year was the best year of my baseball life. I wanted to keep running." "Otani, Yamamoto, and Yoshida showed overwhelming power as soon as they came to the Major League, because they grew up as baseball players for life in JapanThe Japanese players' attitude, preparation, and training in baseball are excellent.
The crowd's enthusiasm and support at Tokyo Dome, Yomiuri's home stadium, also seem to have given a strong impression. He said "Fans cheer him up regardless of the team's performance."
Brinson, a utuuta outfielder, is the Texas Rangers' first - choice rookie draft pick in 2012. He made his big league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017 and chose to go to Japan after passing through the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants.
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Reporter Min Chang-ki huelva@sportschosun.com
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