U.S. Major League League's famous players face off in virtual matches April 21 at 11:46
While the opening of the major league cannot be predicted due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the major league organization started an event on the internet where famous players such as Babe Ruth and Ichiro compete in virtual games .
In this event, in addition to all 30 major league baseball teams and 31 teams formed by the famous black players that existed until 1960 in the league "Nigro League", 25 years old who currently play in the major league A total of 32 teams made up of the following star players will compete in a tournament format.
Six Japanese players who were active in the major league were selected, and Ichiro who made many records in the Mariners, Kazuhiro Sasaki who was active as a suppression pitcher, and Hisashi Iwakuma who achieved a no-hit no run were selected. It was
Shohei Otani was selected as a pitcher for the 25-year-old team in the active large leaguer.
The first round of the tournament began on the 20th, of which Yichiro appeared in the first light in the Yankees and Mariners match.
The Yankees were formed around strong hitters in the history of baseball, such as Babe Ruth, who was active in pitching 100 years ago.
Mr. Ichiro had a second fly in the first bat, a center fly in the second bat at three times, and a second goro with no hits in the fifth and eighth at bats. The Mariners lost to the Yankees 1 to 2 in the first round.
The event will take place on the 5th of next month, and you can watch the match on the official website of the major leagues.