“Bally Sports Arizona” posted an image of McGuff’s photo sprinkled with Japanese messages on SNS
Scott McGuff, who left Yakult last season and joined the Diamondbacks, made his first major save against the Dodgers on the 2nd (Japan time 3rd). Local broadcasting station “Bally Sports Arizona” posted an image of McGuff’s pitching photo with Japanese congratulatory messages sprinkled on the official Twitter, and wrote, “It’s a wonderful sight.” Japanese fans commented, “This is amazing!”, “I’ve been crying since this morning”, and “I wonder what it is, my eyes are sweating”.
Until last year, he was enrolled in Yakult for four years and marked a total of 80 saves. In response to the first major save of the right-hander who contributed greatly to Yakult’s second consecutive league title, the Diamondbacks’ local broadcasting station made a smart move. On official Twitter, “Scott McGuff’s cheering team seems to be real. He has achieved results in Japan for four years. After marking his first save, he received support messages from Yakult and NPB fans. Nice. It’s a spectacle,” and posted an image with congratulatory messages.
Japanese fans reacted to this post one after another. “It’s stylish. It’s amazing.” “I’m happy that the Yakult fans’ love for MacGuff has arrived.” In the Padres match on the 3rd (4th), he suffered a goodbye loss after hitting two consecutive home runs, but his future pitching will also be noted.