1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: What's Up Mets Up listeners? We have something special for 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: you guys today. We have a Code Ice senga exclusive 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: first interview. We're at his press conference. We're hanging out 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: at City Field all day. Got to see him talk 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: to the press, put on the Mets jersey. We got 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,079 Speaker 1: to ask him some questions. Of course, there is a 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: language barrier because he doesn't really speak English fluently yet, 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: so we went through a translator to talk to Code I. 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: So you're gonna hear him start to answer questions and 10 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: then it will cut in with the translator's voice, just 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: because I'm sure most of you don't really understand Japanese, 12 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: just like we don't. So it was a great interview. Nonetheless, 13 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: we're really excited for you guys to listen to it. 14 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: We got him to sign some baseballs too, his first 15 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: American autograph, which was awesome to experience. Super nice guy, 16 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: super awesome interview. It's a guy you guys need to 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: learn a little bit more about. He's gonna be here 18 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: for the next five years. Here's our Code I Sanga interview. 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: Get Up, Get Up? 20 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 3: What's Up? 21 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: Mets fans? It's Mark and James from Mets Up Podcast. 22 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: We have an incredible interview today new sign with the 23 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: New York Mets. Code I Sanga Code. I thank you 24 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: so much for joining us today. Just a couple quick questions. 25 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: Have some fun been nice and easy? I feel like 26 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: the big question everybody wants to know, why New York? 27 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: Why the Mets. 28 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 4: The Mets are a team that's obviously going to win 29 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 4: right now, and they're focused on winning. So the fact 30 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 4: that I could come here and be able to learn 31 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 4: and contribute to the winning as well. 32 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 3: Have you been to New York City before? Do you 33 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: like the city? 34 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: If you have, and if you do, what areas have 35 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: you found like you've had a good time then? 36 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 4: I had had the chance to come to New York 37 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 4: about a month ago and definitely enjoyed the city as well. 38 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 4: And that's a great place as far as favorite place goes. Queens. 39 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: Queens, you've been wanting to pitch in the major leagues 40 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: for a while now. What excites you about finally making 41 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: it here? 42 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 3: I'm happy us too. 43 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: How familiar are you with some of the major league 44 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 2: hitters and if so, are there any that you're very 45 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: excited to pitch against? 46 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 4: Very much aware of the players that are you know, 47 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 4: like plastered everywhere. They are superstars that are kind of 48 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 4: on TV and stuff everywhere. As far as the guys 49 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 4: that he would like to face, the whole Phillies lineup, 50 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 4: start in with Shwarber Harper, and then in the same 51 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: division you got the Braves with Ronal Lacuna Jr. 52 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: A Green Enginr. 53 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: Are you excited to pitch in the same rotation as 54 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: two legendary superstar pitchers, Max cherz Or and Justin Verlander 55 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: and have either you reach out to them yet or 56 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 2: them to you. 57 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 4: He's yet to reach out or talk to either of them, 58 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 4: but obviously it feels very honored to be able to 59 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 4: share a rotation spot with those two. And he's not 60 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 4: sure if this is actually really yet. 61 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: I can imagine. 62 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: So you've had the journey in through your baseball career 63 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: where you know you've really been grinding it out, you 64 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: start off in the developmental league. When did it finally 65 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: click for you that you'd be able to make it 66 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: at the major league level. 67 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 4: He's not sure if there was any like specific point 68 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 4: in time where he was like, you know, I think 69 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 4: I could pitch against the people in the majors. But 70 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 4: as far as when he started to want to come 71 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: over here was in the twenty seventeen the WBC. 72 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, we remember that you blewe team USA away. I 73 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: think you struck out five guys in two winnings. That 74 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: was a pretty amazing outing. But even now since then, 75 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: we know we've read a lot of that. As you've 76 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 2: developed as a pitcher in Japan, you've really leaned a 77 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: lot of information, analytics, technology and data to help you learn. 78 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: Is this something that's common in Japan? Is something you 79 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: want to continue now in this organization? 80 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 4: So definitely. The amount of information that is available to 81 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 4: players and teams in the US is much higher than 82 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 4: in Japan. So he's excited to be able to have 83 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 4: access to more of that information here and he believes 84 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 4: that he could take that to improve. 85 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: Ever since hearing about you, we've been hearing about the 86 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: Ghost Fork. How did that pitch come about? How did 87 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: it get that nickname? Just tell us a little more about. 88 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 4: The ghost Fork naturally, just he was practicing just a 89 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 4: forkball as as is, nothing special. Then as you just 90 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 4: kind of threw it more and more, it turned into 91 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 4: what it is now. 92 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: Yesterday, you're being pretty funny on Twitter when you asked 93 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: Mets fans to pick your jersey number. 94 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: What was your first introduction like to. 95 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: Mets fans and how did that number actually wind up 96 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: getting picked? 97 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 4: Queed first off, twenty one and forty one are obviously 98 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 4: numbers that are not They're unavailable to him to use here, 99 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 4: even though used him in Japan. For the number choosing process, 100 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 4: he was really stuck between three numbers. He doesn't really 101 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 4: have a preference per se for a number, but he 102 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 4: is very excited honor to be able to wear the 103 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 4: number thirty four. 104 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Looking at your Twitter, you mentioned that you're a huge 105 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: fan of manga. So what would be one manga that 106 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: you recommend to Mets fans? 107 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: One piece? One piece you? One piece piece yeah, one 108 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: piece yeah. 109 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: So coming up for the season, we want to get 110 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: Mets fans prepared for your first start, and we were 111 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: thinking maybe you could tell us how to say some 112 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: popular baseball phrases in Japanese. 113 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 3: Does that sound good? Nice idea. So the first one 114 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 3: is gonna be he struck him out? 115 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 5: Sign sanshin s she Japanese struck out? 116 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 3: Next one fastball. 117 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 6: Yeah, okay, straight ghost fork ghost yeah, next one. 118 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 3: This is more of a Mets phrase put it in 119 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: the box, grand. 120 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 5: Okaya, cale, hard question, last one, easy one. 121 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,239 Speaker 3: Let's go, Mat, Let's go Mate, let's. 122 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: Go let's go Mat. Keep it easy, all right, cord I, 123 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: thank you so much for taking the time today. We 124 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: appreciate it and U excited to see you pitching Queens.