Otani Shohei.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Angels' Japanese two-knife star Shohei Otani lost to the Yankees heavy gun "Judge" Judge last season and missed the chance to defend the American League MVP.

Angels head coach Phil Nevin (Phil Nevin) broke the news, and Ohtani was very unhappy about it.

The Japanese team of the classic game is expected to start a training camp in Miyazaki on February 17. Due to the overlap with the major league spring training, Shohei Otani is unable to participate. Nevin said in an interview with MLB Network Radio that Otani will follow the Angels in the initial stage of spring training Train together and will start at least one game in the spring training warm-up game.

The Angels' first warm-up match will be against the Sailors on February 26, and Shohei Otani is expected to report to the Japanese team in early March.

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Regarding the expectations for the new season, Nevin is looking forward to fighting alongside Otani, and believes that his performance will be better than last year. Last year, he was unhappy because he did not win the MVP of the American League, but he put the team's victory first. I am also excited about strengthening during the off-season and looking forward to the new season.

In addition to Otani Shohei, Angels, Mike Trout, David Fletcher, and Patrick Sandoval all have to play in the classic game. Nevin believes that it is a great honor to play for the country things, and it's a good opportunity to watch other players.

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