Shohei Otani (left) is expected to face teammate Choot in the Classic.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The countdown to the World Baseball Classic, the stars of the major league teams will put on the jerseys of the national team, and it is expected to stage a "dream showdown" that cannot be seen in the regular season.

The official website of the major leagues lists 12 groups of dream matchups. Of course, the top one is the matchup between Angel teammates Mike Trout and Otani Shohei. It is also the most anticipated contest this year. Strong or final meet.

Also on the list is the contest between rising stars in Asia, Japan's "Reiwa Monster" Sasaki Longxi vs. South Korea's "Son of the Wind" Lee Jung-hoo, but it is still unknown whether Longxi will be on the board in the Japan-Korea battle.

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In addition, if it comes true, there will be Yakult Gunner Murakami, who is known as the "Jagi of Japan" on the official website, and Puerto Rico's fireball terminator Edwin Díaz. The Canadian strongman Freddie Freeman may face off in the quarter. The Japanese strong voter Yunobu Yamamoto, who did not enter the draft, "The 2020 League of Nations MVP will be a good test for him."

New division MVP Paul Goldschmidt and Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara will also have a chance to stage a top-notch match if the United States and Dominican Republic meet in the rematch.

The United States and Mexico are in Group C this time, and Mookie Betts may also have the opportunity to compete with Dodgers teammate Julio Urias, a left-hander representing Mexico, which cannot be seen in the regular season. .

In addition to the "Pitching Showdown", the official website also lists the contests between batters, including two rookies, Dominican J. Rodriguez (Julio Rodriguez) and the Royals (Bobby Witt Jr.); they represent Venezuela The two third basemen Ronald Acuña Jr. and Juan Soto; Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado, who are participating in multiple countries, are expected to be different from each other.

Xander Bogaerts, who represented the Netherlands in Taiwan this time, is also on the list. He and his former Red Sox teammate Rafael Devers, who has played for many countries, are expected to meet in the rematch; The heavy artillery Alfredo Despaigne of China was also compared with Venezuelan Miguel Cabrera. The two ranked the top two in the classic home run list with 7 homers and 6 homers respectively.

Finally, there is a contest between players and coaches. The 41-year-old Adam Wainwright will put on the US team jersey for the first time, while his teammate of the past 18 years, Yadier Molina, will be Puerto Rico's current teammate. head coach.

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