Masataka Yoshida arguably got to play with the best baseball player in the world during the World Baseball Classic. He got the opportunity to learn from that player, too.
Shohei Ohtani, along with Yoshida, led Japan to victory in the World Baseball Classic, taking home the title in a 3-2 win over the USA on Tuesday. The tournament was practically Yoshida’s final tuneup before he takes on playing in MLB full-time.
As his first major league action is now less than a week away, Yoshida shared that Ohtani gave him some advice on handling the big league in America during their couple of weeks together.