[Conference full]Shohei Otani “Aiming only for the championship and thinking only about winning” SAMURAI JAPAN member announcement (January 6, 2023)[2023WBC]

On the 6th, Samurai Japan Manager Hideki Kuriyama (61) announced the 12 members of the Japanese national team who will participate in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) to be held in March. At the press conference, Angels Shohei Otani (28), who was selected as a member, also took the stage. He passionately talked about his ambition to be the best in the world, saying, “I’m aiming for the championship, and I only think about winning.” We will deliver the full-length footage of Otani’s press conference, including the Q&A session. ▼ The announced members (partial / current stage) are as follows. Uniform number: 2 Sosuke Genda (Saitama Seibu Lions) Uniform number: 3 Shugo Maki (Yokohama DeNA Baystars) Uniform number: 8 Kensuke Kondo (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) Uniform number: 10 Takuya Kai (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) Uniform number: 11 Yu Darvish (San Diego Padres) Uniform number: 12 Shosei Togo (Yomiuri Giants) Uniform number: 14 Aki Sasaki (Chiba Lotte Marines) Uniform number: 16 Shohei Otani (Los Angeles Angels) Uniform number: 18 Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix)・ Buffaloes) Uniform number: 21 Shota Imanaga (Yokohama DeNA Baystars) Uniform number: 51 Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) Uniform number: 55 Munetaka Murakami (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
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