Hanshin Yokota aims to revive from professional baseball brain tumor retires from active duty September 22 14:51
On the 22nd, Shintaro Yokota, an outfielder who was aiming to recover from brain tumors in professional baseball, Hanshin, held a press conference at the baseball office in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, and announced his retirement only for this season.
Yokota is 24 years old from Kagoshima Prefecture. In 2014, he joined Hanshin from Kagoshima Jitsugyo in the second place in the draft.
However, during a spring camp in the 4th year, he suffered from a headache and was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and he spent about half a year fighting illness. .
The total result in 1 army was 38 games with a batting average of 10/9 minutes and 4 points. Yokota said at a press conference, “I came here with the desire to get back the number“ 24 ”, but I could n’t see my ball or the pitcher looked double. I decided that I thought it was tough, "he said.
And “During treatment, my father turned to Marubo according to me who lost my hair, and my mother quit my job and nursed me. My brain was said to be a brain tumor, I ’m so grateful that I ’ve been able to come here with the support of the people. ”
As for the future, he said, “I have talked with the team, but I would like to make a decision after consulting with my parents.”