ORIX Kishida announces retirement
Mamoru Kishida, who supported the team mainly as a restraint and relay in professional baseball, ORIX, announced that he will retire from the current season only.
Kishida is 38 years old from Osaka Prefecture.
In 2005, he joined Orix in the third round of a draft of university students and working adults, and in the fourth year, he gave 10 wins, the first double digit victory as a starting pitcher.
Since then, he has been active as a restraint and relay, and has supported the pitch team of ORIX by raising 33 saves to become 2nd in the league in 2011.
However, I have been suffering from injuries for the past few years, and in this season of the 14th year, there has been no opportunity to climb one army so far. On the 20th, before the match against Lotte, I had a press conference at Kyocera Dome Osaka and this season only Announced the retirement of
The total results so far are 432 games, 44 wins, 30 losses, 63 saves, 63 holds, and a defense rate of 2.99.
At the interview, pitcher Kishida said, “I decided to retire and I was refreshed. I did n’t have the numbers I could be proud of, but I was able to face baseball. Thanks to the fans’ support, I ’m grateful. I looked back on my current life.
On top of that, “If you have regrets, you could n’t win. The young players have never tasted the championship, so I want the team to work together to win only.” It was.
ORIX will hold a retirement ceremony for pitcher Kishida after the Softbank match at Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 29th of this month.