Ohtani's self-official! I'm happy to be a member of the national team again
Nov 25, 2025
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Ohtani, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, left a message to fans on his personal SNS account on the 25th (Korea time). Ohtani said in English, "Thank you to all the fans for having another great season. I'll train hard and look forward to seeing you next year"I am happy to represent and play Japan again in Japanese, which is a traditional Korean language, with the words " he wrote. In addition, Ohtani uploaded photos of his 2023 WBC appearance.
In fact, he has officially announced his participation in the WBC next year. The Japanese baseball team won the 2023 WBC by beating the U.S. in the final with Ohtani and other strongest members. The Japanese national baseball team, which has maintained its No. 1 ranking in the men's baseball world, reached its peak by beating the U.S., which is full of major leaguers, to the top in the WBC.
Ohtani was at the center of it. Ohtani, who also played a great role as a pitching and hitting on the first WBC stage, took the mound as the last pitcher of the final against the United States and struck out Mike Trout, securing Japan's victory, and the evaluation of Ohtani soared further at the time.
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Hirokazu Ibata, manager of the Japanese national baseball team, visited the Dodgers spring camp site in February this year and had a meeting with the players and kept in touch. In February, when he met coach Ibata, Ohtani said positively about his participation in the WBC, `It would be an honor if you could choose,' but at a press conference on the eve of this year's All-Star Game, he changed his attitude to a cautious attitude, saying, `I'm going to think about March next year after the end of this year.'
On top of that, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recently appeared on a Japanese program, saying, `It is up to the players to decide whether to play in the WBC or not. If they want to participate, I'll apply with all my might"And yet "I personally don't want Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki to participate."He confessed his intentions.
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In the case of Ohtani, he returned to the second class this year, but next year, he wants a more complete condition to be able to play the starting pitcher and designated hitter at the same time from the opening game. Yamamoto threw so many pitches this year that the accumulated fatigue is deep, raising concerns that he will start early by next season. On top of that, as Sasaki also showed great ups and downs this year, it is judged that playing in the WBC could be difficult.
The Dodgers team is also known to have negative thoughts, but it seems that the player's will was great. Furthermore, Ohtani announced the news directly to fans waiting for his WBC appearance before the media. As Ohtani officially announced his participation in the WBC, all other Japanese major leaguers, including Yamamoto and Sasaki, are more likely to participate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
