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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Otani Shohei previously announced on his IG that he will play for Japan in the WBC World Baseball Classic. Today’s major league report pointed out that he has the opportunity to take a second shot. Angels manager Minasian (Perry Minasian) even Jokingly said that he can go to defend the guerrillas.

Japanese team supervisor Hideki Kuriyama once led Otani Shohei in Nippon Ham. He once said that if everything goes according to plan, Otani Shohei will serve as the second sword during the classic game, but he will also pay attention to Otani Shohei's workload.

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Angels general manager Minasian also responded, saying he was open about Shohei Ohtani's role in the classic, "Going to be shortstop, go for it. I'm open to everything." He said that Shohei Otani has no problem doing anything, because Otani has won his trust.

Later, Minasian added that he believed that with Shohei Otani's discipline, participating in the classics would not affect his regular season in the major leagues, and next year's season will be a very important season for him.

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