Yuto Horigome, who won the gold medal on the skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics, held the opening ceremony in the match between the Angels and the Mariners, the major league baseball player to which Shohei Ohtani belongs.
23-year-old Horimai is based in Los Angeles and appeared at the opening ceremony on the 24th at the Mariners match in Anaheim, the home of the Angels.
Horigome, who responded to the interview before the opening ceremony, said about Otani, who is four years older, "I am always inspired as the same Japanese because I am a player who is very active in the world. I'm really looking forward to seeing the match. "
He said that he also watched the opening game in April at the stadium, saying, "Otani always has a calm and cool image. He is meeting expectations despite the pressure."
At the opening ceremony, he appeared in a uniform with a uniform number of "7" with his name on it, and threw a mountain of balls at Velázquez, who played the role of catcher, but he was off course and had a bitter smile.
After the opening ceremony, Horigome said, "I was very nervous. I was disappointed that I couldn't throw a strike."
In addition, various events will be held in this game as half a year until Christmas, a big Christmas tree will be placed in front of the stadium, a snow globe designed by Otani will be distributed to the first 25,000 people, and a large vision The player introduction was also done with Christmas specifications.
The temperature around the stadium on that day was 33 degrees Celsius, but the spectators who visited seemed to be enjoying Christmas in the summer, such as taking a picture of the snow globe out of the box.