Sasaki Langxi.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The undefeated Japanese team will face Mexico in the semi-finals of the classic match. Japan will send the 21-year-old "Reiwa Monster" Sasaki Langxi to start. During the interview, he said that his emotions were complex, with feelings of anxiety and excitement.

The Japanese team practiced at the University of Miami today. Both Sasaki and Yamamoto practiced pitching in the bullpen. Sasaki will start against Mexico the day after tomorrow, and Yamamoto is expected to relay.

Sasaki Langxi practiced throwing 32 pitches. He said in an interview that his state and physical condition are not bad, and he believes that the pitcher mound is different from that in Japan, and the official game should be different, so he must adapt well.

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Sasaki also revealed that he went to see the top 8 match between Mexico and Puerto Rico the day before. The atmosphere of the stadium was completely different from that of Japan. He also saw the batters who were about to face off.

Sasaki Longchi first pitched the pitcher at a major league stadium. He admitted that he was both excited and nervous. He wanted to enjoy the game, but at the same time he felt uneasy.

On the 11th, Sasaki started in the preliminaries against the Czech Republic. He pitched 3.2 innings, got 2 hits and gave up 1 point. He also had 8 strikeouts and 3 walks. The fastest ball speed was 102.2 miles (about 164.5 kilometers).

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