So daiyatwt hear me out I& #39;ve got a theory.
A lot ppl believe our boy Eijun is named after one of the most famous pitchers in Japan& #39;s history, Eiji Sawamura. So real life Sawamura became famous after he played in a game against an American all-star team that visited his country -

While he was in high school. See where I& #39;m getting at? I don& #39;t think the game against the Americans in which Miyuki participated was there just for fun. My theory is that there will be another game like this next year, in act 3, when Eijun will be 3rd year.

And there our boy will become well known throughout Japan.
What do y& #39;all think?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">

Sources:
https://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies/sawamura_eiji.html

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Eiji Sawamura

Eiji Sawamura By, Joe Swide

https://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies/sawamura_eiji.html