Pitcher Yu Darvish of the Major League Padres announced on the 30th that he will participate in the training camp of the Japanese national team starting on February 17th in Miyazaki City from the first day for the WBC = World Baseball Classic.
The Japanese national baseball team, which will face the WBC, which will open in March, plans to hold a training camp in Miyazaki City from February 17 to make adjustments.
Among the representative members, pitcher Darvish, who is currently adjusting in the United States, posted on his Twitter on the 30th, "I will go to Miyazaki Camp from the first day," and announced that he will participate in the training camp in Miyazaki City from the first day. bottom.
Darvish is the first major league player to announce when he will join the national team training camp.
The major league organization requires pitchers and catchers to gather at the team's camp site by February 13, and other players by February 16, in principle, among the players who play in the major leagues. Then, pitcher Darvish said, "It's true that it's difficult to join early," and explained why, "In my case, the Padres gave me flexibility because I'm a veteran."
According to the major league organization, each team and player will individually discuss when the representative players will join the national team training camp, but Shohei Otani of the Angels, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, and Red Sox. So far, it has not been clarified when Masanao Yoshida will join the team.