From left to right: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani pose for a photo at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
14:36 JST, July 3, 2024
Above: Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani accepts a bat he is donating to the Baseball Hall of Fame for a planned exhibit celebrating the baseball exchange between the United States and Japan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Below: The glove used by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (right) during spring training, seen during a news conference on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s bat and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s glove will go on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, it was announced Tuesday.
The bat and glove will be part of an exhibit on the exchange of baseball between Japan and the United States, which will be on display starting in July next year, Ohtani and Yamamoto said at a news conference in Los Angeles.
“I’m very excited about it myself, and it’s also a big achievement for the Japanese baseball world,” Ohtani said.
A bat donated by Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is seen during a press conference announcing a planned Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit celebrating the exchange of baseball between the United States and Japan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.
