Baseball representative from Japan “SAMURAI JAPAN” “Premier 12” member selection September 17th 20:49
A staff meeting was held for the Japanese national baseball team aiming to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and 28 representatives from the November 12 international tournament “Premier 12” were selected for the Olympic prelude.
“Premier 12” will be held in Japan in November, which will also serve as a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, and up to two teams will be eligible to participate in the event, except for Japan where the Olympics have been decided as the host country.
On the 17th, Japan representative director Atsunori Inaba and coaches gathered to hold a staff meeting in Tokyo and selected 28 representative members of “Premier 12” for about 3 hours.
In the future, members will be announced after confirming that there are no problems with the conditions of the players selected through the team.
According to the interview after the meeting, Masatake Yamanaka, General Manager of SAMURAI JAPAN Reinforcement Headquarters, said, “It was an important tournament before the final goal of next year's Olympics. The element of trying out a player is not included this time. "
Although it is expected to be the axis of the Japanese national pitcher team, on the 16th, the giant Tomoyuki Kanno who was removed from the 1st Army player registration due to low back pain said, “I am an excellent pitcher. I will understand the situation firmly and make a final decision. ”