Gibson, Joe

ジョー・ギブソン

Joe Gibson is a star Major League player from the US. The incident involving Gorou's father, Honda Shigeharu, remained a heavy burden on him, driving him to stay among the top pitchers in the MLB so that, by comparison, Honda would appear as an even greater player. He continued pitching after the age of 40, earning over 300 wins.
For the Baseball World Cup, he served as Team USA's ace pitcher, although at that time he was diagnosed with angina pectoris, and the doctor warned he might die if he continued pitching. However, Gibson may feel that dying on the mound while pitching his best would be the only way to truly make up to Gorou, Momoko, and even Honda.