Hiroshima draft No. 1 Morishita number is ace number 18 November 21 20:32
The base number of the pitcher Masahito Morishita, who joined the professional baseball Hiroshima in the 1st draft, has been decided to be “18”, the ace number once given by director Shinji Sasaoka.
On the 21st, Hiroshima announced that the number of Morishita pitcher who joined in 1st draft from Meiji University was decided to be “18”. The number 18 is said to be the ace number in the baseball world, and many name pitchers have so far attached it.
In Hiroshima, this number was assigned by Sasaoka and pitcher Kenta Maeda. After Maeda moved to Dodgers in the major leagues, it was an empty number.
Morishita is a right pitcher that is rated as the number one university in the world with the fastest speed of 155 km and a variety of balls.
Giving the spine number 18 to the rookie next season seems to be an indication of the immediate expectation of the team as they aim to win the league.