We are the same age, and we are friends. Whatever the result, I hope to celebrate with him afterward.

Baseball players get booed sometimes, but if you get stressed out about it, you can't perform. In order to grow, you've just got to learn to accept it.

I'm honored to join the Giants. This uniform number made me think of the great expectations the club has.

We all feel the responsibility to do well in his absence. We want to do well for him. In the remaining games, Kim is with us in our hearts.

I have been training hard since the beginning of the spring because I wanted to show a lot of ability in short time. Although I don't have a lot of experience batting here, I have a good feeling toward Tokyo Dome.

You have youngsters at the age of 8, 9, 10 years old who have already given up on the hope of going to college. People are not going to college because they can't afford it and they're not prepared for it.