Otani Shohei.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the 5th World Baseball Classic, the Japanese team advanced to the top 8 with 4 consecutive victories. Shohei Otani, who played for the Angels in the major league, won the MVP of the B group preliminaries (most valuable player).

"Pitcher Otani" started against the Chinese team on the 9th. He gave up 4 innings and 5 strikeouts. He was only knocked 1 safe and scored a good pitch, helping the Japanese team to win the first victory of this year.

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"Shohei Hitter" had a total of 12 hits and 6 hits in 4 games, including a home run, and scored 8 RBIs. His batting rate was as high as 50%, and he was selected 7 times. The base rate is as high as 684.

The Japanese team will meet Italy, who is second in Group A, in the quarter-finals on the 16th. Otani Shohei is expected to play "two swordsmanship".

Your Pool B MVP: Shohei Ohtani

Hitting: 6-for-12, 3 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Pitching: 4 IP, 1 H, 5 Ks pic.twitter.com/HUwPL6afzn

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