>A famous female wrestler who has become a hot topic for her “friendship two shots” with pitcher Shohei Otani of the American Major League Angels has revealed her connection with baseball.
>Iyo Sky (Io Shirai), who is active in the US WWE, updated her Twitter by the 30th. In English, she said, "Actually, my grandfather was a professional baseball player in Japan. He was born and raised in Hawaii and was fluent in English, so he was friends with many major leaguers," she posted. Her grandfather, Isao Odate, posted a photo of him interacting with a major leaguer and a photo of an autographed ball, which has become a hot topic.
>Isao Odate joined the Osaka Tigers in 1949 and played in 42 games. He was traded to the Orions every day in 1950. He retired in 1955 off. Four pinch-hitting home runs in one season and nine pinch-hitting home runs in total were Japanese professional baseball records until Futoshi Nakanishi broke them in 1966. After his retirement, he served as an advisor to the Japan Baseball Federation.
>Iyo also revealed that he was friends with Mr. Lasorda, who was the manager of the Dodgers, saying, "As an aside, my grandfather was a good friend of Mr. Tommy Lasorda."
>On the 28th (Japan time 29th), Iyo visited Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, where the opening game between the Angels and the Dodgers was held, and met Otani. When asked, "Is he from Japan?", Iyo explained that he moved to the United States in 2018 and is active as a professional wrestler. He excitedly told the interview, ``He was a person with a wonderful heart.
>The photo with Ohtani, who is also active in the United States, was a big hit, but it was surprising that they had baseball in common.
