For the all-star game of professional baseball to be held this month, the players selected by voting between players were announced, and eight new players were selected, including MVP of the interleague game = pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Orix who became the best player I did.
In this year's All-Star Game, the results of fan voting were announced on the 28th of last month, and the results of voting between players were announced on the 1st.
According to this, a total of eight people were newly selected, six from the Central League and two from the Pacific League.
Among them, pitcher Yamamoto of Orix, who won the MVP in the interleague game, was selected as the pitcher of the Pacific League, and Nobuhiro Matsuda of Softbank was selected as the third player.
In the Central League, Hayato Sakamoto, a short player, Kazuma Okamoto, the top RBI league player in the third, and Wheeler, an outfielder, were selected from the giants.
In addition, pitcher Yuya Yanagi, who has the highest number of strikeouts with a pitcher from Chunichi, and Viciedo, who is the first player, have been selected.
In addition, Ryosuke Kikuchi of Hiroshima was selected for the second time.
Considering the infection situation of the new coronavirus, it has been decided that the number of players in each league will be 32, which is higher than before, and the players recommended by the manager will be announced on the 5th of this month, and all the players will be decided. ..
The All-Star Game will take place on the 16th and 17th of this month.
2 Softbank players
Softbank's Matsuda said, "I want to be cheerful and cheerful on the bench like myself. It is customary for Yanagita to play an active part in the play and to liven up the bench, but I definitely want to hit a home run." I was talking with a smile.
In addition, Yanagita, who was also selected by a fan vote, said, "I am honored and happy to be selected as a top-class professional baseball player. I want Matsuda to hit a home run and perform" Atsuo "." I was expecting the success of my seniors.
3 giant players
From the giants who were not selected in the fan voting, three people were selected by voting among the players and commented through the team.
Sakamoto, the captain of the giant who had broken his right thumb and was temporarily withdrawn, said, "I'm really happy that I was selected by a vote between players even though I left in the middle of the season. I am deeply moved that the All-Star will be held in Sendai. I would like to play to energize the people of Tohoku who are heading for reconstruction. "
Okamoto commented, "It's my first time to be selected by a player-to-player vote, so I'm honored. Last year, the All-Star was canceled due to the influence of Corona, so I'll do my best to enjoy it." ..
Wheeler, who transferred from Rakuten last season, said, "I am very honored to have been selected by those players among the many wonderful players. I will participate in the All-Star held in Sendai, where there are many people who have taken care of me. I'm happy to be able to do it, and I feel a connection with Tohoku. I'll do my best to show a good play. "
Chunichi 2 players
From Chunichi, where no one was selected in the fan vote, two players, Pitcher Yanagi and Viciedo, were selected in the inter-player vote.
The two of them had a press conference in Nagoya on the 1st, and pitcher Yanagi said, "I think it's worth having the same professional baseball player choose. I want to play while feeling that I can participate even if I do. "
Viciedo said, "I am very honored and happy to be able to participate. I want to have fun with everyone because there are wonderful players, and I want to hit firmly so that I can live up to my expectations."
Hiroshima Kikuchi
Kikuchi of Hiroshima, who will be participating seven times in a row, said, "I am happy to be recommended by professional players, and I am happy to be able to play in the All-Star game. There is also the joy of opening the All-Star for the first time in a long time. I think, so I want to make the match enjoyable. "