Shohei Otani has already shown what he can do on the international level with his arm. On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, he got the opportunity to take his cuts at the plate.
Otani had a pair of hits and stole a base, while Shogo Akiyama recorded four RBIs as Samurai Japan bounced back from a loss to rout Mexico 11-4 in the second game of the 2016 Samurai Japan Challenge on Friday night at Tokyo Dome.
Japan split its two games with Mexico, which won 7-3 on Thursday, and will face the Netherlands on Saturday and Sunday at the Big Egg.