WBC: Japanese Pitcher Did Something Really Sweet After Hitting Batter With 101-MPH Fastball

Gotta love this sportsmanship.

The World Baseball Classic is off and running, and while Team USA has gotten off to a rough start, we have seen a lot of cool moments so far in what has been a very fun tournament. 

One of these moments came off the field, when Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki found a sweet way to apologize to Czech Republic batter William Escala after hitting him in his knee with a 101-mph fastball, which didn’t look like much fun at all. 

Sasaki, a 21-year-old phenom who can routinely hit triple digits on the radar gun, went to Escala’s hotel Monday morning and gave him two bags of candy as an apology. 

This looked painful:

Good to see this sportsmanship and great to see William Escala able to walk okay after taking 101 in the knee. https://t.co/DBqTQXrkZt

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) March 13, 2023

Here’s a photo from their meeting:

チェコ戦でデッドボールを当てたエスカラ選手に、お詫びにロッテのお菓子を持って行きました。#佐々木朗希#侍ジャパン#カーネクスト2023WBC東京プール pic.twitter.com/g6EvC33Y0o

— 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン 公式 (@samuraijapan_pr) March 13, 2023

Gotta love that sportsmanship.