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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the 5th World Baseball Classic championship game, Japanese team star Shohei Otani went to the bullpen to stand by after the 5th inning. Shohei Otani ran back to the Japanese team in the 6th inning The lounge prepares to strike, amazed by the American media.

Angels head coach Phil Nevin said before the game that Shohei Otani was open to pitching today.

The Japanese team supervisor Hideki Kuriyama also said that the probability of Otani boarding the board is not zero.

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After the fifth inning of this battle, Shohei Otani walked to the bullpen area in the outfield, carrying gloves and a water bottle.

At the end of the 6th inning, the Japanese team attacked, and when Shohei Otani, the third batter, was about to hit, Otani ran back from the outfield bullpen to the Japanese team's lounge, put on his batting protective gear, and was ready to hit.

However, it was not Shohei Otani's turn to attack in the half round, so Otani went back to the outfield bullpen to stand by.

After Shohei Otani practiced pitching in the bullpen, he ran back to the rest area to prepare for the hit area in the seventh inning.

He also ran for an infield hit.

Major league reporter Jon Morosi said that the last time Otani Shohei was on standby in the bullpen was already in 2016 when he was in Japan.

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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 22, 2023

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