Hanshin Toraya retired or transferred to another team or 1:12 on September 1
Takashi Toritani, who has accumulated the most hits in Hanshin of the traditional baseball team, has decided to take off the vertical uniforms only for this season. Announcement of resignation in the form of a “retirement recommendation” from the team. The decision of whether to retire or transfer to another team is drawing attention.
Legend Toraya
Toritani joined the group in 2004 as a promising large rookie. He was selected as the best nine and played as a short representing the ball world. The team ’s headquarters headquarters deserves to be the “legend player”, and the number of hits in the team ’s history is the highest, 2082 hits in the 1939th consecutive baseball game. The team's official guidebook contains dozens of brilliant achievements.
This season when the last job attracted attention
In recent years, Toriya was also swallowed by the wave of generational changes. It was turned into an unfamiliar position with the third and second, and last season's record of continuous games was finally stopped. This season is the final year of the five-year contract, and it was also true that his exile was attracting attention.
August 29 attendance meeting
This time, Mr. Toritani took off Hanshin's uniform in an attendance meeting with a team official on August 29th.
The team explained to Toritani that he wanted to give way to the next generation as a Tigers star. Mr. Toriya took this as "Is it possible to retire?" On the Internet, Hanshin fans repeatedly criticized the stance of the team, such as "Toriya is leaving the team in this way," "It's really impossible," "It's a foolish skeleton."
The stoic posture does not collapse
“I wanted to tell everyone that I would take off the Tigers uniform this season,” said Toritani, who cared about the fans. I practiced quietly in response to the reactions of the people around me, and talked about the future, "I can't say anything, but I will make a decision based on my thoughts." The other day you talked with senior executives that you expressed a strong feeling of active duty. What kind of decision will you make in the future? Retirement or transfer? In the 16th year of Hanshin, attention has been focused on the decision of Toriya.