( Observer Network ) An event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the introduction of baseball to Japan unexpectedly gave the Japanese a "heart-loss".
According to the Japanese media Fuji News Network (FNN) on the 17th, at the Major League Baseball "Japan Night" event held on the 13th, Japanese Consul General in New York, Kikio Morimi was going to kick off the game as planned. But he didn't expect that "Fantasy kickoff" would turn into "Mengliang kickoff". He was left aside by the warm-up New York Mets player, and was called off by the staff before he even stood on the pitching position.
Although the New York Mets apologized afterwards that it was a misunderstanding caused by insufficient communication between the two sides, the embarrassing scene of the Japanese Consul General still made many Japanese netizens angry and said, "I was insulted."
reported that the MLB New York Mets played against Seattle Mariners at home on that day. Before the game, the "Japan Night" event was held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the baseball event being introduced from the United States to Japan. According to the event arrangement, Japanese Consul General in New York, Kikio Morimi will kick off the game and kick off the event.
However, when the well-dressed Kikuo Morimi walked towards the pitching area to prepare for the kick-off, a pitcher from the New York Mets stood in the pitching area for a warm-up training. It seemed that he didn't notice Kikuo Morimi and had no intention of giving way.
Japanese Consul General in New York Mikio Morimi
Morimi did not ask the other party or staff, but just wandered and waited. In the end, he was called off the court by the staff without kicking off at all, and the game began directly.
FNN reported that compared to the embarrassing situation encountered by Mori Mikio, the US media's "understatement" about this matter also made him very unhappy.
report mentioned that the commentator of the US live broadcast joked at the time that "no one can drive the ball when Max (the pitcher) was present", "This person (referring to the Consul General) has been wandering." Afterwards, the New York Mets issued a statement and apologized that it was raining at that time and the length of the event before the kickoff ceremony exceeded expectations, which caused the kickoff ceremony to be squeezed out of the live broadcast schedule, and the communication between the two sides was insufficient, which led to this scene. The Metropolitan area admitted that it was handled improperly and said it would find a way to coordinate so that the Japanese Consul General would have another chance to kick off the game in the future.
The day after the incident, Morimi Kio said bluntly in an interview with FNN that she was indeed "confused" at that time. However, he also said that it is really great to see the ball thrown by major league pitchers at such a close distance. The most important thing about (the event) is to liven up the atmosphere and make the participants feel excited. He is also looking forward to the next kickoff and practice for it every day.
report also said that although Morimi Kitsuo generously expressed his concern, because the kick-off ceremony signed a contract with the New York Mets and there were legal issues between the two parties, even if the other party apologized, it is still necessary for the team to explain the details to the Consulate General. The Japanese Consulate General in New York later stated that it would continue to ask the New York Metropolis to provide further explanations and take corresponding measures. The incident of
made Japanese netizens very unfair and wrote long discussions to angrily scold the New York Metropolis, saying, "I was insulted." "I was so angry after watching the video! I completely ignore the Japanese Consul General in the United States? Both the team and the US commentator should apologize!"
"This is intentional, it is a kind of discrimination. How could everyone on the field not realize this? Such humiliation is not allowed, and protest must be raised!"
"Although I am a pro-American faction and a baseball fan who likes the major leagues, this is an unforgivable incident. There is no doubt that this is completely intentional to despise the Japanese people."
"This is an insult to the representatives of the Japanese nationals. Think from the perspective of others, if the same thing happened when the US Consul General kicked off, would the American nationals be angry?"
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