Seiya Suzuki of the Major League Cubs has announced on his SNS that he intends to participate in the WBC = World Baseball Classic to be held in March next year.
On the 8th, Suzuki posted on his Instagram, "Sorry for the late report! I will also be participating in the WBC. , announced his intention to participate in the WBC held in March next year.
In his first season in the major leagues, Suzuki had a batting average of 20%, 6 minutes, 2 rins, 14 home runs, and 46 RBIs.
In addition to participating in the 4th WBC tournament in 2017 when he was in Hiroshima, he has a wealth of experience in international competitions, including participating in the 4th place in all games at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, when Japan won the gold medal.
Hideki Kuriyama, manager of the Japanese national team, had a press conference in the United States on the 6th, and was eager to participate in Suzuki, saying, "I'm definitely waiting for him because he's definitely the number one outfielder." If they participate in the tournament, it seems that the depth of the Japanese batting lineup will increase as they aim to win the championship for the first time in three tournaments.
So far, Angels Shohei Ohtani and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish have revealed their intention to participate in the major leagues.
The WBC will be held in March next year, and Japan will face Australia, South Korea, China and the Czech Republic in Group B of the first round at the Tokyo Dome.