Exclusive Part 2! Shintaro Fujinami, who moved to the Athletics, talks about Shohei Otani, his family and his marriage

As previously reported in this magazine (reproduced at the end of this article), Fujinami could not consult with anyone before he decided to challenge the Majors. It was only last summer that he told his parents.

When I told my parents that I was thinking of trying out for the majors, they said, ‘That’s fine.　You only live once. They gave me a push.

–Did your father ever tell you to take your wife with you?

No, not at all (laughs).

(laughs) — At 28 years old, is it too early to get married?

Not too early, but …… well, I guess. Married to an American woman?　Well, in the extreme, yes, but still.

He has been a member of the National League since the beginning of the season, and he has been a member of the National League since the beginning of the season. The contract is worth $3.25 million, plus $1 million in piece work, if he can keep his spot in the rotation for the entire year.

The “drastic change” in the environment was in response to the comments of some fans on the Internet over the past few years that “the environment should be changed” and “Fujinami should be traded.

I tried not to look at the posts on the Internet. I tried not to look at the posts on the Internet, and I don’t mind them. But I guess it was unexpected or surprising to everyone. But even if he had stayed with Hanshin, he might not have been a starter, and manager Akifumi Okada (65) might not have had him in mind in the first place. The majors are said to have a “pitching high, hitting low” mentality, but I don’t think they have a “pitching high” mentality. I guess aiming for the big shot and aiming for the big shot is the trend in American professional sports nowadays. I have grown by jumping into an environment that is above the stage I am at. That suits my nature. Even in the majors, I would like to put the whip in myself, learn a lot, and grow.