The opening series between the Dodgers and Padres will be held in South Korea on the 20th and 21st of this month, with Padres pitcher Yu Darvish starting the first game and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting the second game. became.
The opening series between the Dodgers and Padres will be held in Seoul, South Korea on the 20th and 21st of this month, just over a week earlier than the other teams.
On the 11th, the starting pitchers for each game were posted on Major League Baseball's SNS with photos, and the opening game on the 20th was pitcher Darvish of the Padres, pitcher Glasnow, who was transferred from the Rays to the Dodgers this season, and pitcher 2 on the 21st. It has been announced that pitcher Yamamoto and pitcher Musgrove of the Padres, who won 10 games last season, will start the game.
Darvish is the fourth starting pitcher in two years, and Padres manager Shildt said of the reason for choosing him as the opening pitcher: ``There were two pitchers who were the best to entrust with the top job, and among them, Ari had prepared well. ” he says.
Regarding playing against Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, he said, ``It's a great thing for baseball all over the world. I think it will show us a lot about how far baseball has evolved and where it's headed from now on.'' .
Regarding pitcher Yamamoto, who will be the starting pitcher for the opening series in his first year in the major leagues, Dodgers manager Roberts said, ``The top of the rotation is very important for us as we aim to become world champions.We are very much looking forward to Yoshinobu's debut.'' "There is," he says.