Professional baseball Hiroshima baseball club 70th anniversary open space completed March 15 at 18:49
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the baseball team in Hiroshima, a baseball stadium near the baseball stadium was completed with a copper plate engraved with the names of the players who were enrolled, and a ceremony was held.
In Hiroshima, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the formation of a baseball team in 1950, five years after the end of the war, as a symbol of recovery from the atomic bomb damage, a monument near Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium Square has been newly established.
On the 15th, the completion ceremony was held, and Director Shinji Sasaoka greeted, "I want to thank that I have come this far, supported by the community and the fans.
Directors Sasaoka, Carp OB Association Chairman Sopachi Aniniya and Vice Chairman Yutaka Ohno celebrated the completion by cutting the tape.
In the square, there are 70 copper plates engraved with the names of players, managers, coaches and 897 people who have been enrolled since the foundation of the team until last year, and it will be increased every year in the future.
There is also a copper plate engraved with three figures, Koji Yamamoto, Yoshio Kinugasa, and Hiroki Kuroda, whose numbers are permanently missing.
Mr. Ohno said, “I often remember the 70-year history and names, and I also want fans to see them. I want the team to win and keep them energized in the future.”