On February 28, Shohei Otani of the Major League Angels, who will represent Japan in the WBC = World Baseball Classic, departed for Japan on a chartered plane.
On February 28, Otani pitched halfway through the 3rd inning in an open game held in Mesa, Arizona with no hits and no runs. and left for Japan on a charter plane from the airport in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ohtani posted a picture of him departing from his airport on his Instagram, along with emojis of his plane and the Japanese flag.
This WBC will be the first time for Otani to play in Japan after moving to the major league Angels in 2018, and as of 5:30 pm on March 1, Japan time, more than 220,000 " There are comments of support such as "Like it!" and "I'll be waiting for you in Japan!"