Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan looks on during the training session at Sugimoto Shoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima on March 05, 2023 in Osaka, Japan.
Hayato Akahori of Samurai Japan U-18 in action during a Samurai Japan U-18 training session on September 02, 2022 in Toda, Saitama, Japan.
Samurai Japan U-18 players in action during a Samurai Japan U-18 training session on September 04, 2022 in Toda, Saitama, Japan.
Samurai Japan players line up for the national anthem prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on...
Pitcher Suguru Iwazaki of Samurai Japan throws in the 7th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at Rakuten Seimei...
Infielder Hideto Asamura of Samurai Japan hits a RBI double to make it 2-0 in the 6th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and...
Head coach Hideki Kuriyama of Samurai Japan and Shiori Kubo attend the pep rally after the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan lines up for the national anthem prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan pose in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Samurai Japan players line up for the national anthem prior to the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata Sun...
Outfielder Masataka Yoshida of Samurai Japan hits a RBI single to make it 5-0 in the 7th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and...
Outfielder Yuki Yanagita of Samurai Japan hits a RBI single to make it 3-0 in the 6th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and...
Infielder Sosuke Genda of Samurai Japan hits a single in the 6th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at Rakuten...
Infielder Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan hits a double in the 2nd inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Samurai Japan pitches during in the top half of the first inning the practice game between Samurai Japan and Tohoku Rakuten...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan high fives with teammates prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin...
Samurai Japan players line up prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March 3, 2023 in...
Pitcher Yu Darvish and Infielder Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan talk during the warm up prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan poses in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Kensuke Kondoh of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan fist bumps with Outfielder Kensuke Kondoh in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar and Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan pose in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Samurai Japan players line up prior to the tie break practice following the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the second inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Designated hitter Hotaka Yamakawa of Samurai Japan talks to his teammates in the huddle in front of the dugout prior to the practice game between...
Samurai Japan players celebrate their 5-0 victory in the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi on July...
Pitcher Yudai Ohno of Samurai Japan throws in the 5th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at Rakuten Seimei Park...
Infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi of Samurai Japan throws to the first base to make a double play in the 4th inning during the practice game between Samurai...
Starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of Samurai Japan reacts after the 1st inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at...
Head coach Hideki Kuriyama of Samurai Japan and Head coach Kazuyoshi Tatsunami of Chunichi Dragons pose with umpires prior to the practice game...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan adjusts a cap in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Pitcher Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Kensuke Kondoh of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
The Samurai Japan uniform worn by Pitcher Shohei Ohtani is hung in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan throws during the Samurai Japan training session at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March 02, 2023 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan in action during the Samurai Japan training session at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March 01, 2023 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Samurai Japan fans cheer prior to the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki on...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the second inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the second inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the first inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the first inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Hinata...
Head coach Hideki Kuriyama of Samurai Japan and Head coach Hiroshi Fujimoto of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pose with umpires prior to the practice game...
Pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi of Samurai Japan throws in the 9th inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at Rakuten...
Starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of Samurai Japan throws in the 1st inning during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at...
Koyo Aoyagi of Samurai Japan pitches during in the top half of the fifth inning the practice game between Samurai Japan and Tohoku Rakuten Golden...
Seiya Suzuki of Samurai Japan looks on during the practice game between Samurai Japan and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi...
Takuya Kai of Samurai Japan hits a single during in the bottom half of the sinth inning the practice game between Samurai Japan and Tohoku Rakuten...
Head coach Atsunori Inaba in action during the Samurai Japan training session on July 19, 2021 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Outfielder Yuto Akihiro speaks to his teammates in the huddle prior to a practice game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri Giants at SOKKEN Stadium on...
Samurai Japan U-18 members pose prior to the practice game between Samurai Japan U-18 and Samurai Japan Collegiate at Tokyo Dome on August 28, 2023...
Masataka Yoshida of Samurai Japan looks on during the training session at Sugimoto Shoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima on March 05, 2023 in Osaka, Japan.
Samurai Japan players celebrate their victory in the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March 4, 2023...
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the seventh inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Samurai Japan players line up prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March 4, 2023 in...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan throws in the first inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...