On the 3rd, Taiwan's representatives for the WBC Nippon-Ham' Ruei-Yang Gu Lin and Yi-Lei Sun Yi-lei, participated in the bean-throwing event in commemoration of Setsubun at their training camp in Nago, Okinawa.
Sun said, "It was my first time experiencing this kind of traditional Japanese culture, and it felt special." He said that in Taiwan, there is a ritual to drive away evil spirits using firecrackers, but he also looked back on the Japanese style with amusement, saying, "It's interesting." Furubayashi said, "I hope to receive the luck to win the game."
On the third day of training camp, both right-handers are scheduled to pitch in a live BP. They are expected to throw around 20 pitches against Mannami, Mizutani, and Nishikawa. The two Taiwanese powerhouses are steadily preparing for the first WBC game against Japan on March 6th (Tokyo Dome).
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