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The magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan on March 16, 2022. A Shinkansen train derailed, but there were no injuries to passengers or crew.

As of March 17, Japan time, several Japanese sports newspapers have also reported an agreement between Seiya Suzuki and the Cubs.

Seiya Suzuki agrees with Padres. Source from Japanese sports news paper, Nikkan Sports His tweets: "Don't believe the article as nothing has been decided yet. I'm confused."

Darvish's another tweets: "I just said hello because our agency is the same."

His tweets: "Actually, I came to LA! I can train well. The weather is great and it's insanely wonderful. It's warm!"

0:44- Stassi is designed to be taller than he really is.

(Link) The Lockout Projected ZiPS Standings: American League Edition

(Link, ESPN) Top 100 MLB players of all time (Link, ESPN) The Top 100 List 15. Mike Trout 19. Frank Robinson 23. Rickey Henderson 30. Albert Pujols 42. Nolan Ryan 55. Reggie Jackson 56. Dave Winfield 75. Rod Carew 77. Vladimir Guerrero

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Ohtani-san flew back to the U.S. on the 16th.

(Link, GQ sports) How Shohei Ohtani Made Baseball Fun Again There are two dormitories for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Sapporo and Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Ohtani-san mainly lived in a dormitory in Kamagaya.

Koji Uehara (MLB from 2009 to 2017) and Seiya Suzuki talked on January 4th. They belong to the same sports agency. Suzuki said, "I had online interviews with multiple teams. It has not yet been decided which team to move to. I don't even know when to go to USA." Finally, Uehara jokingly asked, "Are you going to Boston?"

（Link, theSCore）5 MLB teams that will be better in 2022 Los Angeles Angels "This looks like a playoff team on paper if it can stay healthy."

Thank you for giving me the AngelsWin Newcomer of the Year Award. But I don't have an excellent interpreter like Ippei. Ohtani "underestimates" himself by Ippei (Link, NHK in Japanese, December 24, 2021) "Shohei Ohtani revealed by Ippei, behind the scenes of 2021 season" (Excerpt) Maybe Shohei underestimates himself. From the end of August to September when his batting performance was not good, I had a chance to talk with him about MVP. Shohei said something like "It's no longer possible to be named an MVP" or "Absolutely impossible." I asked, "Well, are you really saying that?", he replied, "I'm serious." Then I said, "Even if the season is over now, you'll certainly be named an MVP", but he said something like, "For the likes of me, there is no way." When it comes to baseball, he tends to underestimate himself. Sorry to change the subject, but Ohtani-san likes dogs. Ohtani-san said, "Okay, wait a minute." A Golden Retriever named 'Ace' that Ohtani-san started keeping in the first grade of elementary school. He died at the age of 15 years and 8 months in July 2017, the year before Ohtani-san moved to the Angels. The lower right is a picture of 'Ace' drawn by Ohtani-san.

About 10 years ago, my daughter became a fan of Ohtani-san, and I started paying attention to him. When I participated in this forum last June, I would have never imagined that Ohtani-san would be named an MVP. It was late to post, but December 31st was Ippei's birthday. The Japanese text written after 'Happy Birthday' is as follows: "I am extremely grateful for your devoted support for Ohtani-san. It is because of your support that he can concentrate on baseball and playing an active role with peace of mind. You have a heavy responsibility, but I look forward to your continued support." Let's have fun this year, too.

A tiger is drawn because 2022 is the year of the tiger in the twelve Earthly Branches and Chinese zodiac. These were originated from an ancient Chinese ordering system used throughout East Asia. (Link, Wikipedia) Earthly Branches Chinese zodiac

Pikichin✈︎workcation everyday next Niseko (Link) Niseko is a town located in Hokkaido, Japan