Gloves donated by Ohtani in Japan are a great success

“,”providerName”:”Instagram”,”providerUrl”:”https://www.instagram.com/”,”thumbnail_url”:”https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/ 419583099_696099162670778_5747159205281401318_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s480x480&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=102&_nc_ohc=Ly6E0TWOQ8AQ7kNvgGORPJ d&edm=AMO9-JQAAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDLAVoC6DETGQTBnepdFRE3ijKAyCPv2SFoe2KXnz_sHQ&oe=6682161D&_nc_sid=cc8940″,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:658,” contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“The children were very happy,” a Koen administrative official told us through a translator. “Many of the children knew that the gloves were donated by Shohei, but many were skeptical about whether they would actually reach Koen \[una escuela sólo para niñas\]. But that uncertainty made it even sweeter when they arrived.”nnLike the rest of the schools in Japan, Koen received three gloves. Some kids knew about Ohtani’s fame during his high school days and in Japanese baseball. However, there were others who had no idea what baseball even is. Some teachers were inspired by baseball for the first time, telling others that the gloves were “made of iron.”nnBut the gloves, even though there were only three, apparently made everyone in the school – baseball fans. baseball or not – they will celebrate in the hallways. And those who were able to use them to play, began to throw some pitches in front of the cameras.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Image”,”caption”:null,”contextualCaption”:null, “contextualAspectRatio”:null,”credit”:null,”contentType”:null,”format”:”jpg”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{ formatInstructions}/mlb/rkxsklb7t1n5tq6xonts”,”type”:”image”},{“__typename”:”Image”,”caption”:null,”contextualCaption”:null,”contextualAspectRatio”:null,”credit”:null, “contentType”:null,”format”:”jpg”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/m1jfeor6ylvy4upo6snl”,”type”: “image”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“The gym was full of joy,” said the Koen representative. “The boys were happy to be able to experience baseball for the first time, happy for the special gift that Ohtani gave them and happy to be together at a special event.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename “:”Image”,”caption”:null,”contextualCaption”:null,”contextualAspectRatio”:null,”credit”:null,”contentType”:null,”format”:”jpg”,”templateUrl”:”https ://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/d7wjanx9lrpmzpmvyyk9″,”type”:”image”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The school has made an effort to teach its students about Japan’s pastime – featuring what was done by Ohtani and the Japan team that won the 2023 World Baseball Classic (many were interested during the event, with Lars Nootbaar creating his own Japanese fan base, for example).nnSo, with what we’ve seen from Koen and the reaction from the kids, these gloves will certainly help increase interest in the sport. One girl, who did not have a glove, wrote a letter after the special event, expressing that she dreamed of having one so she could play baseball one day. Here is the translated letter, from Japanese to Spanish. Maybe it’s the best thing you read all day: n n> *** I want to play baseball someday *** n> n> * Every day, she throws a baseball against a wall and catches it when bounces back. The way I throw with my right hand and catch with my left hand is similar to baseball. After doing it many times, it started to be a lot of fun, and now I would like to start playing baseball. The National High School Invitational Baseball Tournament is underway right now, and while I haven’t been watching many \[juegos\]I watched the pitcher’s movements a bit. It was very impressive how the pitcher threw with great movement, and now he is someone I look up to. Right now, I don’t have a bat, glove, or ball to play baseball, so I can’t start playing right away. But, no matter what, I would like to play baseball someday. I can throw the ball during the dodgeball game, which I think is a good way to practice for baseball. I would like to get advice from my friend Shiho and my teacher, Mr. Watanabe, who both play. I want to play baseball someday.*nnShe now has a glove and shakes arms with her dad every day.nnMaybe one day she can share the field with the legendary player who inspired her to play baseball.nn*Thankful to MLB’s Yugo Hosaka for help with translation.*”,”type”:”text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”/news/gloves-donated-by-ohtani-in-japan-are-a-huge-hit”,”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:””,”summary”:”You may remember when Shohei Ohtani donated 60,000 gloves to 20,000 schools in Japan last year. The two-time MVP winner – and current favorite to win this year’s award in the National League – hoped the gesture would help spur growth.”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:”Matt Monagan writes for MLB.com.”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”matt-monagan”,”title”:”Matt Monagan”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-660271″,”title”:”Shohei Ohtani”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:660271″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”offbeat”,”title”:”offbeat”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”type”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/v1719430777/mlb/tkgu5ultijov2vmyfa5g”,”title”:”Donated gloves by Ohtani in Japan are a big hit”}},”Person:660271″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:660271}}} window.adobeAnalytics = {“reportingSuiteId”:”mlbglobal08,mlbcom08,mlbcomes “} window.globalState = {“tracking_title”:”Major League Baseball”,”lang”:”es”} window.appId = ” /*–>*/