Tsutsuka Dai Lee Grays joins the conference “I want to do my best” December 18th 5:20
Yoshitomo Tsutsuka, who decided to move from the professional baseball / DeNA to the major league raise, attended the conference on the 17th and said, “I want to do everything I can to contribute to victory” Vowed.
A 28-year-old Tsutsuka player who has hit 205 home runs in professional baseball has signed a two-year contract with Raise for a total league of $ 12 million and a Japanese yen of about 1.3 billion yen, aiming to enter the big league using the posting system. I was
On the 17th, Tsutsuka attended an introductory conference at the stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, where Raise was headquartered. First, he showed off his raise uniform with the same “25” as the DeNA number.
And, “I want to give 100% power so that I can contribute to the victory by becoming the strength of the raise. I want to contribute to the team in terms of the blow. Said.
Also, the reason for choosing Raise as the transfer destination was: “I have told you many times that you need your power to win from the cash director. The enthusiasm of the director has been transmitted so much, so please come to the raise. I thought the cash director would come out in a dream. "
He said, “I've always wanted to play in the big leagues, so I'm going to prepare for hitting the ball in the opposite direction and dealing with moving balls.” It was.
Rays appreciates Tsutsuka's ability to play with outfielders, thirds, firsts, and designated hitters. First of all, it will be noticed whether he will be able to show his ability in a camp starting in Florida next February and hold a fixed position. .