From ‘oldest’ Darvish to Ohtani… Japan national team roster revealed

The final list of the WBC Japan team has been announced.

Japanese baseball team coach Hideki Kuriyama held a press conference in Tokyo on the 26th (Korean time) and unveiled the final list of 30 WBC national teams.

Each position consists of 15 pitchers, 3 catchers, 7 infielders and 5 outfielders. 스포츠토토

The oldest player in the Japanese national team is 37-year-old Yu Darvish (San Diego), and the youngest is 21-year-old Hiroto Takahashi (Chunichi).

The most notable ones are the players who play in the major leagues. 

Japan selected four major leaguers: Shohei Ohtani (LA Angels), Darvish, Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs), and Lars Nutba (St. Louis Cardinals).

In addition, he signed a large contract with the Boston Red Sox for 5 years and 90 million dollars (approximately 110.9 billion won), and built a super luxurious member, including Masataka Yoshida, who is about to advance to the big leagues.

Meanwhile, Japan is in Group B and will face South Korea in the first round of the finals.

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