On the 9th, Japan Baseball Organization and NPB Enterprises announced the 28 members of the “Ragzas Samurai Japan Series 2024 Japan vs Czech Republic” and “Ragzas Presents 3rd WBSC Premier 12” to be held from November 9th to 24th.
[Uncut]Director Ibata, regarding No. 4, “Okamoto is most likely”
Among the strongest members who regained the world No. 1 title in the WBC last March was Okamoto, who recorded 30 home runs for six consecutive years (2018-2023) and was crowned home run champion for two consecutive years (2020-2021). Seven members are included, including Kazuma (28, Giants) and Shugo Maki (26, DeNA), who won the batting title for the first time in his career and the batting title for the most hits (164 hits) last season. Ten people were selected for the first time, including Hiroto Saiki (25, Hanshin), who won 13 games this season, and Ryosuke Tatsumi (27, Rakuten), who won the Golden Glove Award for three consecutive years. The most players were four from the Giants, who won the league for the first time in four years this season, Nippon Ham, who decided to advance to CS for the first time in six years, and Rakuten, who won the team’s first interleague game. Munetaka Murakami (24, Yakult), who suffered a fractured thumb after being hit by a self-hit ball on his right foot in the game against Hiroshima on the 5th, was not selected and was not included in the Yakult squad. The World Baseball Premier 12, an international tournament on par with the WBC and the Olympics™, was held for the first time in five years, and the first tournament (2015), won by South Korea, featured Shohei Otani (30, Dodgers) and Shintaro Fujinami. (30, Mets) and others participated. In the second tournament in 2019, Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26, Dodgers), Shota Imanaga (31, Cubs), Seiya Suzuki (30, Cubs) and others participated, and Japan defeated South Korea in the final to win the championship.[Samurai Japan members]■Pitcher 60. Rikuto Yokoyama (23, Lotte) *First time 16. Chiichiro Sumida (25, Seibu) 56. Shoten Suzuki (28, Rakuten) *First time 47. Akita Suzuki (26, Lotte) *First 35. Hiroto Saiki (25, Hanshin) *First 17. Taikai Ito (27, Nippon Ham) 57. Wataru Kitayama (25, Nippon Ham) *First 20. Togo Tosei (24, Giants) 15 Many (25, Giants) 19. Hiroto Takahashi (22, Chunichi) 50. Tatsuya Shimizu (24, Chunichi) 21. Takahisa Hayakawa (26, Rakuten) 46. Naoma Fujihira (26, Rakuten) *First time ■Catcher 22. Yuto Koga (25, Seibu) 31. Shogo Sakakura (26, Hiroshima) 32. Toshiya Sato (26, Lotte) *First time ■Infielder 6. Sosuke Genda (31, Seibu) 24. Benbayashi Kotaro (22, Orix) 51. Kaito Kozono (24, Hiroshima) 2. Hidego Maki (26, DeNA) 25. Kazuma Okamoto (28, Giants) 4. Naoki Yoshikawa (29, Giants) 23. Ryōya Kurihara (28, Softbank) ■Outfielder 1. Shota Morishita (24, Hanshin) 8. Ryosuke Tatsumi (27, Rakuten) *First time 66. Nakamasa Manba (24, Nippon Ham) 5. Ryota Isohata (25, Japan) Ham) *First 7. Keita Sano (29, DeNA) *First[Samurai Japan Series (warm-up match) schedule]November 9th (Saturday) Japan vs. Czech Republic @Vantelin Dome Nagoya November 10th (Sunday) Japan vs. Czech Republic @ Vantelin Dome Nagoya[World Baseball Premier 12 Japan match schedule (Group B)]November 13th (Wednesday) Japan vs Australia @ Vantelin Dome Nagoya November 15th (Friday) South Korea vs Japan @ Taipei Dome Saturday November 16th ) Japan vs. Taiwan @ Taipei Dome November 17th (Sunday) Cuba vs. Japan @ Tianmu Stadium November 18th (Monday) Japan vs. Dominican Republic @ Tianmu Stadium[Group A]Mexico, United States, Venezuela, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico* The Super Round (21st to 23rd), in which the top two teams from each group advance, and the final and third place match (24th) will be held at Tokyo Dome.
