[스포티비뉴스=신원철 기자 / 김재빈 영상기자]
Call players and insurance premiums? Self-proclaimed ‘strongest ever’ Japan, worried because there are many big leagues
The Japanese media describe the WBC national team this time as ‘the strongest ever’.
This is because all the active major leaguers like Ohtani and Darvish are participating, and for the first time ever, a Japanese major leaguer was selected for the national team.
However, one difficulty arose.
These premiers can join the national team five days before the finals.
Japan, where the main outfielders including Yoshida, Nutba, and Suzuki are all major leaguers, was in a situation where there were not enough outfielders to stand up against pro clubs.
For this reason, we are even considering a plan to temporarily field players who have not been selected for the national team.
NPB even prepared insurance money to call big leaguers early to the national team camp starting on the 17th of this month.
As the period of participation in the WBC increases, the insurance premium also increases, and this part is paid in Japan.
Insurance issues are just the beginning. You must also agree with the club.
Even Darvish, who was the only one to sign up on the first day of camp, predicted it would be difficult for the other four major leaguers to sign up early.
On the 2nd, Darvish expressed his opinion that “it’s hard for other players to join in at the same time” while taking questions from fans on social media.
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