Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?

Nov 19, 2025

Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin visits the stadium and greets Dodgers manager Roberts ahead of the game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.3.20/



Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
A match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st. Ohtani, who was called, is welcomed by Roberts. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.3.21/
Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
A match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st. Dodgers starter Yamamoto is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.3.21/
Is it lip service for Japanese fans.

LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts visited Japan and said he would leave the Dodgers' three Japanese guns, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Rocky Sasaki, to their decision to play in the WBC in March next year.

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At the meeting, Roberts said, `Thank you for giving me this opportunity, and I'm very happy to invite you back to Japan for the first time in a year"It's all Japanese people."I'm honored that you came all the way to Just Stadium," he said, expressing his gratitude to the Japanese fans who supported the Dodgers a lot.

The part that Japanese baseball fans are most interested in is whether the Japanese Three Musketeers, who led the Dodgers to win the World Series for the second consecutive year, will play in next year's WBC.

It became unclear whether they would play in next year's WBC as Brandon Rablegomes did not give an active answer and Roberts expressed opposition, saying, `I personally don't want to go out.'




When asked whether the three players would participate in the "2025 NAVER K-BASEBALL SERIES" directly to Japanese national team coach Hirokazu Ibata "Ibata said, "I can be honest with the Korean side, but if I tell the Japanese side about this, it will make a fuss, so I'll just do my best."," he declined to give an immediate answer.

Of course, that question came out again when Roberts came to Japan, and Roberts' answer was softened this time whether he was conscious of Japan.

Roberts said, `When it comes to Otani, Yamamoto and Sasaki's participation, it's not my decision, it's their decision"It's been a long season. If they decide to play, I want to support them with all my might"




Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
World Baseball Classic 2023 Japan and the Czech Republic were held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 11th. In the bottom of the third inning, Japan's Ohtani is striking out swinging with one out and second base. Tokyo (Japan) = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2023.03.11/
Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) match between the Japanese national team and Hanshin was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan, on the 6th. Japanese national team starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pitching hard. Osaka= Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2023.03.06/
Personally, Roberts went to Japan if he didn't go out, but the decision was made by them. How does Otaniyama Motosasaki feel?
World Baseball Classic 2023 Japan and the Czech Republic were held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 11th. Japanese starter Rocky Sasaki is pitching hard. Tokyo (Japan) = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2023.03.11/
"Of course, it's a burden on my body as a pitcher, but I want to play for Japan."'I think it's up to them to decide."

It can be said that he gave them the right to decide in the end, even though he said back that he had a hard season to play in the World Series this year and that he had to build his body early to play in the WBC in March.

Ohtani batted .282 with 172 hits, 55 homers and 102 RBIs in 158 games as a batter this season, and had a 1-1 record and 2.87 ERA in 14 games as a pitcher.

In the postseason, he had a batting average of 265 in 17 games as a batter, 18 hits, eight homers and 16 RBIs, and a 2-1 record with a 4.43 ERA in four games as a pitcher.

Yamamoto went 12-8 with a 2.49 ERA in 30 appearances in the regular league, and in the postseason, when he was named World Series MVP, he pitched in six games with two complete throws and a 5-1 record with a 1.45 ERA.

He pitched a total of 211 innings in 173 ⅔ in the regular season and 37 ⅓ in the postseason.

Sasaki appeared in 10 games in the regular league, recording a 1-1 record with a 4.46 ERA with two holds, and in the postseason, he pitched in nine games with a good 0.84 ERA with three saves and two holds.

As they led the Dodgers to victory in the Major League, their participation is essential for the Japanese national team to win the WBC.

The Dodgers have no choice but to hope that they will rest and prepare more and play only in the regular league. Their ransom is considerable. Ohtani signed with the Dodgers for 10 years and 700 million dollars, Yamamoto for 12 years and 325 million dollars, and Sasaki for a down payment of 6.5 million dollars.

Since they are expensive players, the Dodgers have no choice but to pay great attention to their injuries, so they have no choice but to be skeptical about their participation in the WBC. What decisions will Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki make.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.