Akamatsu fighting against professional baseball Hiroshima cancer retires and breaks up with a fan September 27, 23:17
A retirement ceremony of 37-year-old Masato Akamatsu, who returned from stomach cancer in professional baseball in Hiroshima, was held at the Mazda Stadium on the night of 27th, saying "I want to return the benefits of being encouraged by getting sick" little by little. Did.
Akamatsu returned to his fight last year after surgery, anticancer drug treatment, and the like after stomach cancer was detected off in 2016, when the team won the league championship for the first time in 25 years. I was playing, but I will retire from active duty only for this season.
Akamatsu was registered as one player in the army for the first time in approximately three years in the Chunichi game, which is the last regular season game held at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima City on the 27th.
Akamatsu participated on the way in the defense of the center, which he was accustomed to 9 times, following 1 to 4 and 3 points. The ball couldn't fly, but a big cheer was sent from the stand.
At the end of the match, a retirement ceremony was held, and Akamatsu clogged his voice with tears, saying, “I was found ill and fell to the bottom. I was encouraged by my teammates and the support of paper cranes and letters sent from all over the country. I would like to return this thanks little by little. "
Ryosuke Kikuchi, who was in frequent contact during cancer treatment, handed the bouquet, and went around the ground to say goodbye to the fans.
After the ceremony, Akamatsu said, “It was complicated by the feeling of“ I have to concentrate ”and the feeling that this is the end” during the game. The center of the Mazda Stadium was still a good scenery. ” .