{"id":42973,"date":"2023-06-20T20:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/?post_type=event&p=42973"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:13:05","slug":"japanese-heritage-night-at-citi-field","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/ja\/events\/japanese-heritage-night-at-citi-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Heritage Night at Citi Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Japanese Heritage Night at Citi Field<\/strong>
Date:<\/strong> August 25, 2023
Time: <\/strong>6:00pm (pregame activities), 7:10pm (game)
Location:<\/strong> Citi Field, New York
Cost:<\/strong> $250 per seat
Registration:<\/strong> Click here<\/a>
Please note this event is open to USJC Members and their guests only.<\/em> Seats have limited availability, so purchase your ticket today!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Kodai Senga and the New York Mets host Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels in this celebration of Japanese heritage! The Japanese American Association of New York, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan Society, the U.S.-Japan Council, the Consul-General of Japan in New York, and the Japanese American National Museum are collectively hosting a suite at Citi Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Heritage Night, 2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pitcher Kodai Senga, a five-time Japan Series champion with the SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball, signed a five-year, $75 million contract with the Mets last December and has been dazzling fans with his \u201cghost forkball.\u201d On Japanese Heritage Night, we\u2019re hoping for a matchup between Senga and Shohei Ohtani, the \u00fcber-talented two-way star who won the American League MVP in 2021 and led Samurai Japan to the 2023 World Baseball Classic championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pregame Activities* <\/h2>\n\n\n\n