Name: 大谷翔平與日本武士隊王朝⚔️（經典賽歷史、鈴木一朗 + 更多） (Shohei Ohtani & the Samurai Japan powerhouse (World Baseball Classic history, Ichiro Suzuki + more))
Uploaded: 2026-03-16T09:53:35.000Z
Duration: 11 min 18 s

Is Japan the best in the world at baseball?

日本在棒球界是世界頂尖的嗎？

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You've definitely had this thought over the last few years.

過去幾年你一定有過這個想法。

In 2006, maybe you thought about it and laughed.

2006年的時候，你可能想著想就笑了。

Three years later, maybe that thought got a little more serious.

三年後，這個想法或許變得認真了一點。

By 2023, you were asking your friends this question and 2025, when Ichiro got 393 of 394 possible hall of Fame votes and Shohei Ohtani did this.

到了2023年，你問朋友這個問題，還有2025年，當鈴木一朗獲得名人堂394票中的393票，而大谷翔平做出了這件事。

Well, now those questions are getting really loud.

嗯，現在這些問題聲量越來越大了。

But this has been building and building for the last 25 years.

但這25年來一直在累積、一直在發酵。

In that time, Japan's influence on American baseball has changed from a question mark to a giant exclamation point.

這段時間，日本對美國棒球的影響力，從一個問號變成了一個巨大的驚嘆號。

We're going to tell you how all of this happened so fast.

我們要告訴你這一切是怎麼這麼快發生的。

And as amazing as the rise of Japan has been, we'll tell you why.

而且，就像日本的崛起一樣令人驚豔，我們會告訴你原因。

But for now, we'll go back to the very start.

And that start is right here in a boring looking conference room in the year 2000.

而那個起點就在2000年這個看起來很無聊的會議室裡。

If you had to pinpoint a moment where the big bang of Japanese baseball and MLB started, this is it.

如果說要找出日本棒球和MLB大爆炸的起點，就是這裡了。

Because this is where the Mariners signed Ichiro to be the first ever Japanese position player in mlb.

因為這就是水手隊簽下鈴木一朗，讓他成為MLB史上第一位日本野手的地方。

I know there were Japanese players who made the jump before then shout out Masanori Murakami and Hideo Nomo.

我知道在那之前有日本球員跳級，向Masanori Murakami和Hideo Nomo致敬。

He was a baseball God in npb, a three time MVP and a celebrity.

他在NPB是棒球之神，三屆MVP，也是個名人。

And he was going to answer the question on everyone's can Japanese hitters translate to mlb?

而他就是要回答大家心中的那個問題：日本打者能不能成功挑戰MLB？

This may come as a surprise knowing what we know now, but

這點或許會讓你感到意外，畢竟我們現在都知道了，

a lot of people seriously doubted Ichiro's ability to make the jump.

但當時很多人都非常懷疑一朗能否成功跨足大聯盟。

When I came to America, many people said I was too skinny to compete with bigger major leaguers.

「剛來美國的時候，很多人說我太瘦了，無法跟體型較大的大聯盟球員競爭。」

Someone even said to me, don't embarrass the nation.

「甚至有人對我說，別讓國家蒙羞。」

At the very start, even his own manager wasn't sure.

一開始，連他自己的總教練都沒把握。

We were in spring training and obviously Luke Pinelli was our manager.

那時候我們在春訓，Luke Pinelli 顯然是我們的總教練。

He was standing on the top step and Ichiro kept hitting choppers, high choppers over our dugout at spring training on the third base side.

那時候他站在最上面那階，Ichiro 在春訓時，在三壘側的休息區上方不斷擊出滾地球、高飛球。

He said, can I see you pull up all one time, son.

他說，兒子，我可以看你一次把球打出去嗎？

And Ichiro kind of turns his head and he looks and he's like, like you talking to me.

Ichiro 轉過頭看了看，好像在說，你是在跟我說話嗎？

So he goes up his next ab, he hits a ball, hits it over the bullpen.

於是他在下一個打席，擊出一顆球，打過牛棚。

He comes in and everybody's giving him high fives.

他回來時，大家都在跟他擊掌。

He gets ready to sit down, he goes like this.

他準備坐下時，他做了這個動作。

From that point on, Lou never said another word to him.

從那時候起，Lou 再也沒對他說過一句話。

What the doubters didn't know is how long and hard Ichiro had prepared for this moment.

而那些質疑他的人不知道的是，Ichiro 為了這一刻準備了多久、多努力。

From third grade on, Ichiro practiced baseball for a minimum of five hours a day, every day of the year.

從三年級開始，Ichiro 每天練習棒球至少五小時，全年無休。

That swing that Lou Piniello wasn't sure about.

Lou Piniello 當時不確定的那個揮擊。

But Ichiro spent his whole life fine tuning it.

但 Ichiro 花了一輩子的時間去精進它。

Starting in his backyard using a shovel as his bat.

一開始是在後院，拿鏟子當球棒。

And then later, with full days spent hitting 500 pitches in the batting cage.

後來則是花一整天在打擊練習籠裡打 500 顆球。

到了 2001 年，那個揮擊已經完美了。

So Ichiro didn't just succeed in America.

You could argue he had the best rookie year of any player ever.

你可以說他擁有史上最佳的新秀球季。

The AL Rookie of the Year, the AL mvp, and

美聯年度新人王、美聯 MVP，還有

the best player on the best regular season baseball team of all time.

史上最強例行賽球隊的最佳球員。

That season swung the doors to MLB wide open for more Japanese players.

那個球季為更多日本球員打開了 MLB 的大門。

Hideki Matsui was signed by the Yankees at the end of 2002 and proved that a power hitter could succeed in the world's toughest market.

Hideki Matsui 在 2002 年底被洋基簽下，證明瞭重砲手也能在全世界最嚴苛的市場成功。

But the next big wave of stars would hit after a shocking victory on the global stage.

但下一波巨星的浪潮，是在全球舞臺上的一場驚人勝利後才出現。

The 2006 World Baseball Classic was billed as a showcase for MLB superstars to represent their countries.

2006 年世界棒球經典賽被宣傳為 MLB 超級巨星代表國家出賽的舞臺。

Everyone assumed this was America's chance to show off its dominance to the world, maybe with some competition from the Dominican Republic.

大家都認為這是美國向世界展現其主宰力的機會，或許還有多明尼加的競爭。

Japan had their own homegrown star in Ichiro, but only one other player on an MLB roster.

日本有自家球星 Ichiro，但 MLB 名單上只有另一位球員。

There were plenty of fireworks from the big names in the tournament.

比賽中不乏大牌球星的精彩表現。

They brought their brand of fundamentally sound baseball and they beat everybody.

他們帶來了他們紮實的棒球風格，並擊敗了所有人。

Only one other team in the tournament had more than 62 total hits.

比賽中只有另一支球隊的總安打數超過 62 支。

The Japanese offense ended up sending several hitters to mlb.

日本隊的打線最終送了好幾位打者到 MLB。

But the real revelations came from the pitching staff.

但真正的亮點來自他們的投手群。

Japan sends out the 25 year old right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka.

日本隊推出了 25 歲的右投手鬆坂大輔。

He led the league in ERA in both 03 and 04 and probably is the best pitcher Japan has to offer.

他在 03 年和 04 年都領先聯盟的防禦率，而且他可能是日本隊最頂尖的投手。

Daisuke Matsuzaka was the first of many Japanese players who exploded onto the world stage during a WWBC tournament.

松坂大輔是許多在日本 WWBC 賽事中嶄露頭角的日本球員之一。

He went 3, 0 to win the MVP and then sparked a legendary bidding war.

他以 3 勝 0 敗贏得 MVP，並引發了一場傳奇的競標大戰。

When he was posted later in the year, people were even convinced Matsusaka threw a secret pitch called the Gyro Ball that may or may not even exist.

當他後來被發布時，人們甚至認為松坂投出了所謂的「Gyro Ball」，這種球可能存在也可能不存在。

And oh by the way, Koji Uehara won a pair of games as well and went on to have an incredibly successful career as an MLB reliever that not enough people talk about.

順帶一提，上原浩治也贏了兩場比賽，並在 MLB 擔任後援投手，有著非常成功的職業生涯，但卻沒有得到足夠的關注。

He had a.266 ERA in nine seasons and one of the great closer seasons of all time.

他九個球季的防禦率是 .266，並且有著史上最偉大的救援投手球季之一。

Before locking up the 2013 World Series, we should talk about Koji Uehara more.

在鎖定 2013 年世界大賽之前，我們應該多談談上原浩治。

When the WBC came back in 2009, Japan wasn't going to catch anyone by surprise.

2009 年 WBC 回歸時，日本隊不會讓任何人感到意外。

But just like in 2006, they had an ace up their sleeve.

但就像 2006 年一樣，他們手中握有一張王牌。

A bright shining young star not only in Japan, but in international baseball.

一位不僅在日本，也在國際棒壇閃耀的年輕新星。

If Daisuke was a star in NPB, Yu Darvish was a supernova.

如果說松坂大輔是日職的明星，那麼達比修有就是超新星。

In the five seasons from 2007 to 2011, he never posted an era over two and the 22 year old was at the peak of his powers.

在 2007 年到 2011 年這五個球季裡，他的防禦率從未超過 2，而這位 22 歲的選手正值巔峰。

While Matsuzaka took home his second straight MVP, Darvish announced his presence with authority.

松坂大輔拿下他生涯第二座 MVP，而達比修有也以強勢的姿態宣告了他的存在。

That's in there and Japan's going to defend their title tomorrow night with a 9, 4 win.

這就是比賽的結果，日本隊將在明晚以 9 比 4 的成績衛冕。

He led the tournament with 20 strikeouts in just 13 innings and after a rocky ninth inning, it was Darvish on the mound in the 10th, locking down Japan's back to back WBC titles swung out and missed and Japan has successfully defended their World Baseball Classic title.

他在短短 13 局中以 20 次三振領先全場，在經歷了動盪的第九局後，達比修有在第十局登板，鎖定了日本隊二連霸 WBC 的冠軍，揮棒落空，日本成功衛冕了世界棒球經典賽的冠軍。

Darvish dominated the NPB for three more seasons before signing with the Texas Rangers in 2012.

在加入德州遊騎兵隊之前，達比修有又稱霸了日職三個球季，隨後在 2012 年簽約。

Two years later, the Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka.

兩年後，洋基隊簽下了田中將大。

Japanese names were becoming more and more common at the time.

Top of MLB rotations and the next big name was already being talked about.

大聯盟先發輪值頂尖球員，下一個巨星已經開始被討論。

But the problem was nobody believed what he could do because it had never been done before.

但問題是沒人相信他做得到，因為這從來沒有人做過。

American fans first heard about Shohei Ohtani in 2012 when he announced he wanted to skip NPB entirely to sign with an MLB team.

美國球迷第一次聽到大谷翔平是在 2012 年，當時他宣佈想跳過日職，直接跟大聯盟球隊簽約。

He was a high schooler throwing 100 miles per hour and hitting 500 foot home runs.

他才高中生，就能投出 100 英里球速，還能打出 500 英尺的全壘打。

When he eventually stayed in Japan, the legend only grew and legend was really the only way to describe Ohtani.

後來他留在日本，傳奇故事越傳越廣，說他是傳奇一點也不為過。

A player like him only existed in video games.

像他這樣的球員只會出現在電玩裡。

Shohei finally landed in Anaheim in 2018 and the doubters voices were loud.

大谷終於在 2018 年降臨安那罕，質疑的聲音此起彼落。

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