Sasaki gives sweets to Escala, who was hit by a pitch on the 11th, and hugs him.
The official representative of the Czech national team also expressed thanks for the “God’s response” of the pitcher Aki Sasaki (Lotte) of the Japanese national baseball team “Samurai Japan”. Waiting for outfielder Willy Escala, who hit a pitch in the game against the Czech Republic in the “Carnext 2023 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 1st Round Tokyo Pool” on the 11th, which started on the 11th, waiting in front of the hotel and he put two bags of sweets in both hands as an apology.” as a gift. In response, he expressed his respect by saying, “Respect!”
The official Twitter account of the Czech national team said, “Rouki Sasaki got up early on vacation and was waiting for Eskala at the hotel before the Czech national team went to the stadium. He hit Willy’s knee with his rocket (fastball). To apologize and buy two bags of sweets and give them to Willie.”
A 162-kilogram fastball thrown by Sasaki from the 4th inning with one death hit Escala’s knee. He fainted and fainted in pain, but endured the pain and ran to first base, and the stadium was filled with applause. When Sasaki bowed his head and apologized when he left, Escala replied with a smile. In the video released by the official Twitter, the two hugged and took a commemorative photo with sweets in their hands.
Fans are also deeply moved by the bond between the two. “It’s sportsmanship,” “Sports can make the world peaceful,” and “Both are great.” There were also comments in Japanese such as “Japanese sweets are delicious! Please enjoy them” and “Koala parade, xylitol gum, almond chocolate, Lotte is all!”.
