Baseball WBC = World Baseball Classic Japan representative Shohei Otani hit a home run in the warm-up game on the night of the 6th, and then showed a twisting gesture with both hands held up and down facing the bench.
This is a performance that Lars Nootvar, who is also a member of the Japanese national team, has been doing in the major leagues, and has quickly spread to the Japanese national team, increasing the team's sense of unity.
This gesture imitates the movement of turning a pepper grinder with both hands, and it is called "Peppermill Performance" used by the Cardinals of the major league to which Nootvar belongs.
According to the American media, this performance was born while the team was discussing how to "turn the turn at bat one after another". It also means "to work".
On Nootvar's birthday in September last year, his teammates gave him a large pepper grinder, and he was seen turning it on the bench to congratulate his teammates who played an active role.
The gesture spread to his Cardinals teammates and cheered them up as they made the playoffs last season.
Nutvar, who has a bright personality and is a mood maker for the Cardinals, participated in the warm-up game held on the night of the 6th for the first time as a Japanese national team, and when he hit two hits, he showed this performance on the base. .
After that, Ohtani, who hit a home run, showed a similar performance, and the "peppermill performance" of the two major league players enhances the team's sense of unity.
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