There is an American pitcher who regretted not being invited to a meeting with Japanese pitchers.

Japan’s Tokyo Sports reported the story of Nick Martinez (San Diego) on the 12th, saying, “There was a player who was dissatisfied with the dinner between Yu Darvish (San Diego) and Senga Godai (Metz).”

Senga and Darvish had dinner together after the Mets-San Diego game on the 11th Korean time. The two never played on the same team, but they are close enough to be called a ‘teacher-teacher relationship’. Senga expressed his respect for Darvish, saying, “A senior who always stimulates me.”

On the first day of San Diego’s expedition to Citi Field, the home stadium of the Mets, the scene where Senga visited and greeted Darvish drew the attention of the local media. Regarding the dinner on the 11th, Senga thanked Darvish, saying, “I heard a story that made me think that I should work harder in the future.

Before the game on the 12th, Darvish watched Senga pitching from the bullpen. After the bullpen pitch was over, Senga asked for advice from Darvish. At this time, a player interrupted the conversation between the two. It was Martinez.

Martinez played for the Softbank Hawks until 2021 before signing with San Diego. He is Senga’s former colleague and Darvish’s present colleague. 토토사이트

“Martinez complained that he was not invited to the dinner,” Senga told Japanese reporters who were curious about the situation. Darvish heard about this and burst into laughter.

Before the match on the 12th, Roberto Suárez also came to Senga to greet him. Suarez worked as a colleague at Sengawa Softbank from 2016 to 2019 before moving to Hanshin.

Meanwhile, after making his major league debut in Texas, Martinez moved to Japan professional baseball in 2018. In 2021, he moved to Softbank and made a big success with a 9-4 record and an ERA of 1.60. At this time, based on his performance, he was selected for the US national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and played an active part as a starting pitcher in the final against Japan. He also wore the US uniform at the 2023 WBC held in March this year.