Keep in mind Japanese doesn’t use the Roman alphabet, and typically when a name is translated from a language with a different script, there can be multiple ways to spell it.
He just wants to hit HRs, prove himself, and get traded to a real team. This is not a serious organization
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It’s why the Sox can’t have nice players….
wow
Oh good
I’m not sure it’s a mistake. You can find it spelled that way in a number of articles, [including this one in the Athletic.](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6952116/2026/01/08/mlb-pitching-korea-japan-development/)
Keep in mind Japanese doesn’t use the Roman alphabet, and typically when a name is translated from a language with a different script, there can be multiple ways to spell it.
He just wants to hit HRs, prove himself, and get traded to a real team. This is not a serious organization