Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) and other members of the Japanese national team for the upcoming World Baseball Classic greet spectators in the rain after a practice match with Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki on Feb. 22. Suzuki and Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka are among five major leaguers named the same day to Japan's final 28-man roster for the WBC.

Japanese baseball icon Nagashima visits WBC training camp

Japanese baseball icon Nagashima visits WBC training camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese baseball icon Shigeo Nagashima (R) chats with Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki before a practice match between the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic and the Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb 21. Nagashima, who headed the Japanese team in the Athens Olympics, also gave a pep talk to a group of Japanese players before the game.

Japanese baseball icon Nagashima visits WBC training camp

Japanese baseball icon Nagashima visits WBC training camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese baseball icon Shigeo Nagashima (R) chats with Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki before a practice match between the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic and the Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb 21. Nagashima, who headed the Japanese team in the Athens Olympics, also gave a pep talk to a group of Japanese players before the game. (Kyodo)

Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) and other members of the Japanese national team for the upcoming World Baseball Classic greet spectators in the rain after a practice match with Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki on Feb. 22. Suzuki and Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka are among five major leaguers named the same day to Japan's final 28-man roster for the WBC. (Kyodo)