Found an interesting article from a Japanese site talking about Shohei Ohtani recruiting Kwan to play for Japan in the WBC

Here is the article, and the translation:

http://fighters-kingdom.blog.jp/archives/38297166.html

**Shohei Ohtani Scouts Guardians’ Japanese Outfielder Kwan to Samurai Japan “Wouldn’t you like to play for the Japan National Team?”**

> Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani seems to be playing a role as an “international scout” for the Japanese baseball team “Samurai Japan”. Before the game with the Guardians on the 12th (13th Japan time) the day before, he chatted with Japanese-American outfielder Stephen Kwan. Otani’s participation in the WBC has not yet been officially decided, but he seems to be very interested in the trends of Japanese players from other teams, and Kwan revealed that Otani asked him, “Are you going to play as a representative of Japan?” In the WBC, if conditions such as blood ties are met, countries with different nationalities can participate. Kwan, 25, whose maternal grandparents are from Yamagata, is keen to join Samurai Japan. He says he has already made contact with Samurai Japan officials. “I also talked to people from the Japanese team. It’s an honor.” “I told Shohei the same thing. If they (Samurai Japan) want it, I’ll be happy to play. But I haven’t heard anything yet, so I’m waiting.” If he joins Samurai Japan, Otani will be a good big brother for 25-year-old Kwan. When I told Kwan that Ohtani was also interested in joining Samurai Japan, he began to get excited. “Oh my God! It’s an honor just to stand on the same field as an opponent. I can’t imagine playing with him. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot. Just playing. It will be special just by looking at it.” Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama has visited the United States for inspection and hinted at the call-up of Japanese major leaguers. Otani’s colleague, outfielder Mike Trout, recruited players from other teams to form a dream team for the US national team. Each country is putting effort into team formation. Samurai Japan has no choice but to create the strongest lineup. The “man who never misses” who represents the majors wants to carry the Hinomaru on his back and fight with Otani.

The article also linked to this tweet from @clevelanddotcom
https://twitter.com/clevelanddotcom/status/1569449226920407040