Baseball star Shohei Ohtani, wearing his signature samurai “kabuto” helmet, made the nine-member lineup for special “hagoita” wooden paddles representing the year 2023.
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture–-Celebrating the Hanshin Tigers’ historic Japan Series victory, the railway operator that owns the team launched special trains on Nov. 7 featuring pictures of the baseball team’s manager and star players.
After 38 years, long-suffering Hanshin Tigers fans finally could let loose their tears and joy after watching their heroes rout the Orix Buffaloes 7-1 on Nov. 5 to win the SMBC Japan Series title.