The training camp of the Japanese national baseball team held in Miyazaki City for the WBC = World Baseball Classic ended on the 27th, and manager Hideki Kuriyama said, "I believe that if we can let the players demonstrate their abilities, we can win. I am,” he said, expressing his enthusiasm for the tournament.
The Japan national baseball team's training camp, which began on February 17th and began in Miyazaki City, reached its final day on the 27th.
After working up a sweat with a lighter menu than usual, the players gathered on the grounds and Yakult's Yuhei Nakamura took the lead and started the training camp in Miyazaki.
Coach Kuriyama, who leads the team, has focused on assessing the condition of the players through this training camp. All of them participated in the game and confirmed the condition of each player in the actual game.
The Japan national team will travel to Nagoya City on the 28th for a send-off match against Chunichi on March 3rd and 4th.
In addition, Shohei Ohtani and other major league players who have not yet participated in the training camp are expected to join us in the future.
Coach Kuriyama said, "Throughout the training camp, the players moved forward and we had a great time. I believe that if we let the players demonstrate their strengths, we can win, so I want to do well. Major league players. I want to believe that there will be further chemical changes when we are all together."
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