Last year, Hideki Kuriyama, who led the Japanese national team to victory in the WBC (World Baseball Classic) as manager, visited the camp site of the Major League Baseball Cardinals.
Mr. Kuriyama, who led the Japanese national team to victory as coach at the WBC last March, is currently in a post to strengthen the team composition of the professional baseball team Nippon-Ham, and as part of this work, he will spend about 10 days in the Major League Baseball team. We are planning to visit campsites etc.
On the first day, the 5th, after meeting with scouts and others at the Cardinals' facility in Florida, they visited a training and rehabilitation facility used by major league players and other players, and visited an indoor practice field and treatment facility. I looked around the facilities.
He also visited the Astros' campsite and met with team executives, making an energetic tour of the field from the first day.
Kuriyama said, ``As we want to create the most beloved team in the world, we would like to visit teams in the major leagues that are undergoing reforms, including the front office, and learn about them.'' I told you my intentions.
He also said, ``There were a lot of things that I thought made sense and learned a lot.It was very interesting because there were people from a wide range of fields in various positions.I want to study hard.''