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Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan goes in pursuit of its fourth World Baseball Classic championship in ...

A year later, he was pitching for Samurai Japan at the World Baseball Classic. Now clad in Dodger Blue, the 23-year-old “Monster of the Reiwa Era” is ready to start a new journey in MLB.

He won a gold medal as part of the 2023 Samurai Japan World Baseball Classic squad. He posted a 29-15 record with a 2.10 ERA and a 0.894 WHiP in his 394.2 innings, striking out 505 batters with 88 ...