The Japanese media coined the term Matsuzaka Sedai—“Matsuzaka Generation”—to describe a group of highly-talented baseball players born between April 2, 1980, and April 1, 1981, with phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka being considered the cream of the crop. The group of players born between April 2, 1988, and April 1, 1989, are sometimes called Hankachi Sedai—“Handkerchief Generation”—in reference to the handkerchief that collegiate star Yuki Saito was known to always carry. In another place, another time, there might have been an “Otani Sedai,” but when it comes to Japanese phenom Shohei Otani, nothing is routine.
International Free Agent Profile: Shohei Otani
