Transfer to Lotte at FA Fukuda “Targeting 30 Thieves” Joining Conference December 15 16:25
Shuhei Fukuda, who moved to Lotte after exercising FA = free agent's rights from professional baseball / softbank, held an introductory conference and expressed his enthusiasm as "I want to aim for 30 steals".
Fukuda decided to move from Softbank to Lotte by exercising FA rights only in Japan, and on the 15th, he attended an introductory meeting with Director Yoshihito Iguchi at a hotel in Chiba City.
Mr. Fukuda said, “I want to do my best to raise Iguchi next season. I want to aim for 30 steals because speed is a weapon,” he said.
Fukuda, a 30-year-old player, is an outfielder with punching batting and speediness, and Softbank supports the team mainly by substituting, substituting, and defensive, playing 80 games this season, with a batting average of 20% 9 marks, 9 home runs, 26 points.
The uniform number was decided as “7” by Takeshi Nishioka, who was captain of Lotte, and Daichi Suzuki, who was chairman of the championship and transferred to Rakuten until this season. I'm really happy because it's a number. I have to become a player that matches that number in the future. "
Director Iguchi was hoping that “Because he has all three beats, I want him to pull it as the team's face.