Mr. Kaneda died Giant also silenced before practice "I was my teacher" Hara director Oct. 7 16:20
In the giants played by Masakazu Kaneda, who died on the 6th, he played for the light stand with the plate with the number 34 that was permanently missing before the practice at the Tokyo Dome. I offered.
Mr. Kaneda retired from playing the giant for the last five years of his 20-year life as a player.
Following the death of Mr. Kaneda on the 6th, the director, players, and teams headed for the light stand with the plate with the number “34”, a permanent number in the practice of the giant at Tokyo Dome. The staff offered silence.
Director Hara said, “I heard from Mr. Kaneda that he had a mild cerebral infarction in June or July, but he continued to eat and call. I was so surprised at the sudden intelligence. "
“I felt like I was a Tetsujin and I thought that Kaneda would also die. I was taught how to play baseball, how to live, and how to fight. “I was a teacher and my teacher was very influenced by the director,” recalled the memories of Kaneda.
On top of that, he said, “The number of 400 wins is an unthinkable number. If you can see baseball slowly from heaven and tell me something, I would like to tell you again.”