The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were busy preparing to face the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon when the events happening at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, reached the visitors' clubhouse at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba.
Shohei Ohtani, their former teammate who is in his first season in MLB, had just hit another home run for the Los Angeles Angels.
"I know, I just showed all the guys," third baseman Brandon Laird said excitedly after finishing up in the batting cage.