After the shock loss against Taiwan, he switched to the WBC system, joined two coaches, and seven coaches watched Ama Baseball the next morning, and a warm-up match against the Netherlands in March next year (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Nov 26, 2024
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The trusted starting pitcher Shosei Dogo (24) gave up two home runs in the fifth inning and lowered his head after allowing no runs until the fourth inning. The ball fell in the fifth inning, but it was painful to miss Dogo's replacement timing. After the shock defeat, criticism was bound to pour out to coach Ibata. He said "Everything is my responsibility", he blamed himself. Japan, which has a strong bullpen, has previously won the game by pressing the opponent with a quick fight.
The batting line only had four hits against four Taiwanese pitchers. It was so futile that I wondered if it was an unbeaten team that had won 27 consecutive international competitions. He suffered the humiliation of losing to Taiwan for the first time in 32 years. The atmosphere of taking the championship for granted must have been burdensome.
On the morning of the 25th, Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. Manager Ibata appeared on the field. After the Premier 12 final on the night of the 24th, I took a break from my accommodation and came straight.
On this day, the final round of the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament's high and university divisions was held at the Meiji Earthquake Stadium. Manager Ibata greeted baseball officials and watched the two games that began at 10 a.m. in a row. Yokohama High School won the championship with a 4-3 victory over Hiroshima High School. 'Monster' After Daisuke Matsuzaka played an active role in 1997, he won the top spot for the first time in 27 years. In the university department, Aoyama Gakuin University defeated Soka University 7-3.
Watching major competition games is a routine occurrence for a national team coach. In other words, he returned to his daily life immediately after leaving behind the shock of the defeat against Taiwan. Coach Ibata watched the Korean Series game with pitching coach Kazuki Yoshimi on the spot in October.
The biggest goal of the Japanese national team is the second consecutive World Baseball Classic (WBC) title in 2026. It is a competition in which major league players participate and decide the best with their strongest power. Everything is geared towards WBC, which will be held a year and four months later. Premier 12 is a mid-leg tournament to the WBC.
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After the WBC, Ibata replaced Hideki Kuriyama (63) as the head coach. He signed a contract as a manager until this Premier 12 and extended the contract to the 2026 WBC in October.
As soon as the tournament was over, the national team's coaching staff was strengthened. Japanese media reported on the 25th that Nobuhiro Mazda (41) will join as batting coach and Atsushi Nomi (45) will join as pitching coach. The number of coaches for the national team has increased from five to seven. It quickly transitioned to the WBC system.
Coach Mazda had 1,832, 301 home runs, and 991 RBIs for Softbank and Yomiuri. He represented WBC in 2013 and 2017. Coach Nomi played 474 games and recorded 104 wins (93 losses and 4 saves). He is a member of the WBC in 2013.
The Japanese national team will play a warm-up match against the Netherlands on March 5-6. The place is Osaka Kyocera Dome. The schedule was announced on the 24th, the day before the Premier 12 final. Japan regularly plays warm-up matches in the offseason every year. In March, the European national team was invited to Osaka for two games. Just before this competition, call the Czech Republic
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Coach Ryu Joong-il said after the elimination of the group stage, `I think we should play a lot of games with foreign countries whether we invite other countries or we go abroad.' He stressed the need to get out of the "frog in the well". Japan moves fast.
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