Shohei Otani wears the Czech team cap.

(taken from twitter)

[Reporter Gong Naiyu/Comprehensive Report] The Japanese team of the classic game arrived in Miami, USA today. The "two swordsman" Shohei Otani wore the Czech team hat, which moved the Czech team very much. He wrote on the official Twitter, "Shohei Otani arrived in the United States wearing a Czech hat. Team hat! What an honor!"

After the Japanese team played against the Czech team in the preliminaries, Otani Shohei posted a photo of the Czech team with "Respect" on IG for a limited time, and said, "The Czech team feels like baseball very much. You can tell by their expressions, and the level and so on. It doesn't matter, it's admirable to love baseball so much, they are a group of great players."

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The Czech team was very moved after reading Otani's post, and contacted the Japanese Samurai team. After practice on the 14th, the Japanese team's starting pitcher Ondrej Satoria (Ondrej Satoria) and other teammates visited the Tokyo Dome. The No. 48 Czech team jersey signed by the whole team was given to Otani, which was very heartwarming.

In addition, the "Czech Love" of the Japanese team is Sasaki Langxi. When he started against the Czech team, he accidentally threw a touch ball with a speedball of more than 160 kilometers. Sasaki was very touched by clapping his hands in the lounge of the Japanese team and paying tribute to the Japanese fans after the team's disastrous defeat. After the game, he sent two bags of snacks to Escala to make amends, which made the Czech team feel that he is a gentleman. There are many heart-warming feelings between the two countries interactive.

@shoheiohtani out there casually wearing #baseballczech cap while arriving in USA for @WBCBaseball semifinals!!! What a great honor!

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— BaseballCzech (@BaseballCzech) March 17, 2023

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