Major League Baseball Padres Darvish and Hiroki Matsui start camp. Padres will play against the Dodgers in the opening game of the Major League Baseball to be held in South Korea in March.
The Padres started a battery camp in Peoria, Arizona on the 11th, following the Dodgers, in order to have their season opener on March 20th before other teams. Before practice, pitcher Matsui was interviewed and introduced himself in English and Spanish, saying, 'Please call me Matsu, Yuuki, Macha'