[Shohei Ohtani, September 24th, local news]Darvish chatted with Yuki Matsui and others for about 12 minutes. He had one hit in three at-bats in the game.

On the 24th (25th Japan time), Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani (30) will face off against the Padres, who are in second place and three games behind, in a three-game series at home, with the division championship at stake. It will be a battle for the top spot, but during pre-game practice, he was seen chatting with Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (38) in a relaxed mood. When Ohtani, who was playing catch in left field, spotted Darvish and the others near right field, he ran over and greeted the senior right-handed pitcher, Yuki Matsui, and Shingo Horie, the interpreter who accompanied him to the WBC. They chatted for about 12 minutes. There was also a scene where Darvish, who is a left-handed batter, seemed to imitate Ohtani’s batting style, and there was also a scene where Darvish, Matsui, and Ohtani lined up for a three-shot photo. Ohtani started as the leadoff hitter and designated hitter. In his first at-bat, he hit a double down the right field line to score the first run, but after that, he had no hits and the team lost. The Padres are now just two games behind in second place for the first time since August 17th. Get the latest news from Sponichi Annex https://www.sponichi.co.jp/ Sponichi’s Twitter https://twitter.com/sponichiannex