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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The 5th World Baseball Classic will ignite the flames of war next month. This international event will be played again after 6 years. The official website of the major leagues will review the individual performances of the previous four events and list the records of individual pitches. people.

In the batting list, almost all Cuban hitters are in the world. Alfredo Despaigne from Softbank started to participate in the competition in 2009. He accumulated 7 home runs in these three sessions and is currently the all-time home run leader in the classic game history.

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The 42-year-old Cuban veteran Frederich Cepeda (Frederich Cepeda) did not participate this time, but he has accumulated 23 RBIs, 32 hits, 22 walks, and 8 doubles in the past four sessions, all leading the pack; the same is 8 Canadian first baseman Justin Morneau is also tied for the doubles title.

Former Mets strong hitter "Cuban Missile" Yoenis Cespedes (Yoenis Cespedes) put on the jersey of the motherland again after 2009. He hit 3 triples in 6 games in this session, and is still the first player in the tournament. triple base hits.

There are three tied for the most stolen bases, namely Takeshi Nishioka, Ichiro Suzuki of Japan, and Jimmy Rollins of the US team. However, these three veterans have no chance to increase the record of 5 times, and they have accumulated 4 times so far. Of the players, only Puerto Rican infielder Javier Báez had a chance to overtake.

In terms of pitching performance, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan's "Heisei Monster" and known as the "Taiwan Killer" in international competitions, is the most famous. He completed the classic MVP championship in 2006 and 2009, starting a total of 6 games and winning With 6 wins and a total of 23 strikeouts, all three records are the highest in history. The Japanese team's strong pitcher Darvish has accumulated 20 times and is expected to break the record this year.

In 2006 and 2009, Daisuke Matsuzaka completed the second consecutive MVP championship in the classic game.

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