Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels will start in the All-Star Game on the 20th of Japan time as the first designated hitter, and he said, "I want to swing firmly aiming for a home run."
The players of both teams who will start in the All-Star Game were announced at the previous day's meeting at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, and Otani will start as the first designated hitter.
The starting pitchers are
▽ National League veteran of the local Dodgers, car show pitcher,
▽ American League pitcher Maclanahan of Rays who has marked the top league ERA of 1.71 so far
, Otani will be the first pitcher.
This year is expected to concentrate on the batter.
All the players who participated in the All-Star game responded to the interview after this, and Otani who appeared in uniform said, "I will not throw it for now. I will throw it in the first game of the second half, so it is the middle 2 days to match it. I'm a little worried. "
On top of that, "Last year I was nervous and I didn't feel like simply having fun, but since there are many players who talk for the first time, I hope I can enjoy communicating. I will be a batter, so I want to swing firmly aiming for a home run. With a smile, he was enthusiastic about his first hit in the All-Star game.
The All-Star Game will be held on the 20th of Japan time, and will be broadcast on NHK General TV from 9 am.
You can also watch it on NHK Plus simultaneous distribution.