Yakult's Munetaka Murakami and Lotte's pitcher Roki Sasaki talked about their enthusiasm before the all-star professional baseball game was played on the 26th and 27th.

The All-Star Game will be held on the 26th at the PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City and on the 27th at the Bocchan Stadium in Matsuyama City.



Prior to this, Yakult Murakami and Lotte pitcher Sasaki, who were selected by fan voting, talked about their enthusiasm at the event held in Fukuoka City, where the first round will be held on the 25th.



Murakami, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, said that he could participate in the All-Star Game held in Kyushu. My dream was to play an active part in the game, so I'm happy to be able to participate. "



On top of that, he smiled and enthusiastically said, "I want to play against pitcher Sasaki and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Orix. I want to avoid being hit by a full swing and win an MVP."



In addition, pitcher Sasaki said, "While throwing in the same way as in the season, I wish I could throw 164 kg and strike out."



And, "I was hit by a Central League batter in the interleague game last year, so I want to do my best to get the MVP out of those players." I told you.

Eight new players are selected to replace the players who declined to participate in Corona etc.

Eight new players have been selected to replace the players who declined to participate in the professional baseball all-star game that will be held from the 26th due to infection with the new coronavirus.



Of the players who had been decided to participate in the All-Star Game, 6 from the Central League and 3 from the Pacific League have declined due to infection with the new coronavirus.



Furthermore, on the 25th, Lotte pitcher Taiki Tojo, who had been decided to participate by the director's recommendation, declined to participate after receiving a positive test for the new coronavirus.



Under these circumstances, on the 25th, from the Pa League,


▽ Lotte's Iku Ono and


▽ Rakuten's Daisho Fukada from the Central



League


▽ Hanshin's Suguru Iwazaki and Masashi Ito


▽ Hiroshima's Nobuhito Morishita and Kozono Kaito


▽ Yakult's Hideki Nagaoka


▽ Giant Walker was selected.



The All-Star Game will be held on the 26th at the PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City and on the 27th at the Bocchan Stadium in Matsuyama City.