On March 2, Tomoya Satozaki and Ryota Igarashi appeared on "Mondays also Patere-go Supported by FamilyMart" on the official YouTube channel of PERSOL Pacific League TV to talk about the key players in the 2026 WBC.

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Monday, too, Patere-go" started last year with the aim of creating time for fans of baseball and Pacific League to enjoy the game on Mondays, when few games are held. In this special edition of the program, each of the key players of Samurai Japan were mentioned, just before the "2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™".

While Mr. Igarashi mentioned Hiromi Ito pitcher names, Mr. Satosaki's two key players for the WBC that he is focusing on are Kenya Wakatsuki player and Seishiro Sakamoto catcher. Many major league players such as Shohei Otani and Masanao Yoshida tend to focus on hitting, but Mr. Satosaki said the reason why he chose catcher as the key players for defense.

Looking at all the past tournaments, the teams that have won have averaged runs less than three points, and the teams that have averaged more than three points have lost. defense The ability to score an average of three points or less closer per game is more important than hitting.

Mr. Satosaki reiterated, "We can't win unless the two of us are closer solid." Regarding hitting, he added, "We will probably be No. 8 or No. 9, so by hitting there, we will be able to get to Otani at the top of the order. He also emphasized the importance of the lower batting lineup in order to revitalize the batting lineup.

Live Broadcast Program "Mondays at Patere
Distribution date: Every Monday from 9:00 p.m. (scheduled to continue until October during the season)
Destination: PERSOL Pacific League TV's official YouTube channel
Performers: Pro baseball alumni duo will appear on the show on a weekly basis.
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satosaki)