Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels has revealed that he hopes to participate in the WBC = World Baseball Classic of baseball to be held in March next year.


In the major leagues, there are cases where the team does not allow players to participate in the WBC, but on this day, Angels announced that Trout, the main gun, will participate in the WBC as the American representative, and pay attention to whether Otani will be represented in Japan. Will gather.

On the 18th, Otani responded to an interview conducted the day before the All-Star Game, saying about WBC, "Of course I have a desire to get out. I have a desire to do it, "he said, and made it clear that he wanted to participate.



Regarding the discussion with the baseball team, he said, "I talked about chatting a long time ago, but I do not know what will actually happen. I have received positive opinions, so I think that if that happens, I will probably be willing to accept it." , I was eager to participate in the WBC for the first time.



The WBC will be held in March next year with 20 teams from Japan and the United States participating, and Japan is aiming to win the championship for the first time in three tournaments under the direction of Hideki Kuriyama.



In the major leagues, the tournament is held just before the start of the season, so there are cases where the team does not allow the team to participate even if the player wishes due to the risk of injury, but the Angels are the main gun trout player on this day. Announced that he will participate in the WBC next year for the first time as the captain of the American national team.



Attention will be focused on whether the Angels, who have accepted the participation of Trout, who has won the season MVP = Most Valuable Player three times, will also allow Otani, who is active in the dual wield style, to represent Japan.