Cardinals outfielder Nutbal.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Angel Japanese two-knife star Shohei Otani officially confirmed yesterday to participate in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March 2023, and the Japanese team vowed to form the strongest "Samurai JAPAN", in addition to recruiting priests to cast Darby In addition to Xiu You and Xiao Xiong's strong fight against Suzuki Makoto, they are also determined to find two Japanese major league players.

The World Baseball Classic will start in March next year. Japan hopes to form the strongest national team to compete. Director Hideki Kuriyama has previously stated that he wants to find Japanese major league players to participate in the battle. According to the Japanese media "Daily" report, the Japanese team intends to recruit American-Japanese mixed race Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar.

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The 24-year-old Nutebar is in his second year in the major leagues. This season, he mainly served as right fielder. He posted 14 home runs, 40 RBIs and a .228 batting average in 108 games.

His mother is Japanese, and he himself said in an interview with local media: "Japanese blood is part of me, and I am proud to be Japanese."

Another player of Japanese origin is Guardian outfielder Steven Kwan. Kwan from California is of Chinese-Japanese mixed race. His grandparents are from Yamagata, Japan. Therefore, the Classic can represent Japan. touch.

Guan played 147 games in his rookie year, contributing 6 home runs, 52 RBIs and 19 stolen bases, with a batting average of 298. In his first year of career, he won the American League Outfield Golden Glove Award.

Guardian outfield hand off.

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