"We called the three of them into the manager's office at the same time and talked with just the four of us. Mookie said, 'I want to bat first or second.' Shohei said, 'I don't care.' Freddie said, 'I don't want to bat only first.' So we told them that Mookie would be number 1, Shohei would be number 2, and Freddie would be number 3."
"When I asked Shohei, 'Do you want to bat first?' he said, 'Yup.' Then he hit a lot of home runs... Mookie asked me, 'When I come back, will you be first or second?'... I’m grateful that players give me answers like this."
"With Mookie batting second, the lineup would be left, right, left, so even if the opponent hits a left-handed pitcher against Shohei, they’ll have to face Mookie on the right afterwards, so it was convenient."
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