Salinas softball star Monica Abbott given a hometown send off before 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated: 4:28 PM PDT Jul 1, 2021
Salinas softball star Monica Abbott given a hometown send off before 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated: 4:28 PM PDT Jul 1, 2021
Yeah, watashi wa Monica Abbott Odus was that good? My name is Monica Abbott and I am from Salinas California. I'm a left handed pitcher and I play both in the United States and Japan. My first year playing for Toyota was 2009 and more than anything, it gave me an opportunity to continue playing. Okay, we do have a league in the United States, but the league in Japan is definitely the strongest in the world. When I first came here, communication was so hard practicing with my team. Really helped just keep trying with this little bit of japanese that I knew and a little bit of english that they knew and just finding our own common language on the team. The longer I've been in Japan playing softball, the more I love being here. People say Japan's like a whole another world. But now to me it's like my world. There is a part of me that's here a lot and it sees the best in the Japanese culture. Mm hmm.
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Salinas softball star Monica Abbott given a hometown send off before 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated: 4:28 PM PDT Jul 1, 2021
Monica Abbott, the Salinas product who used to play for North Salinas High School, was given a hometown sendoff before she leaves for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Neighbors of the Team USA pitcher posted signs on their garage doors cheering her on and wishing her luck. "Literally all the feels and good vibes and a (heart) What a great surprise before I meet up with #teamusa #softball tomorrow!" Abbott wrote on Instagram. Abbott leaves for Tokyo on Saturday. This is not Abbott's first Olympics. She previously played in the 2008 Olympics before the Olympic games stopped featuring the sport. In the 2008 games, Abbott recorded a 0.29 ERA and a 3-0 record in 24 innings pitched while striking out 32 batters. The team ended with the silver medal.
SALINAS, Calif. —
Monica Abbott, the Salinas product who used to play for North Salinas High School, was given a hometown sendoff before she leaves for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Neighbors of the Team USA pitcher posted signs on their garage doors cheering her on and wishing her luck.
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"Literally all the feels and good vibes and a (heart) What a great surprise before I meet up with #teamusa #softball tomorrow!" Abbott wrote on Instagram.
Abbott leaves for Tokyo on Saturday.
This is not Abbott's first Olympics. She previously played in the 2008 Olympics before the Olympic games stopped featuring the sport. In the 2008 games, Abbott recorded a 0.29 ERA and a 3-0 record in 24 innings pitched while striking out 32 batters. The team ended with the silver medal.
