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Having made big contributions to help Samurai Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto are putting their MLB preparations on hold to answer the call again this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/04/baseball/murakami-okamoto-samurai-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #worldbaseballclassic #samuraijapan #munetakamurakami #kazumaokamoto
Murakami and Okamoto put MLB prep on hold to answer the call for Samurai Japan

The players, who were pivotal to Japan winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic, flew in from spring training to help defend the title.

The Japan Times
Mar 4 at 8:47amBuffer