Yakult Draft No. 1 Okukawa enters dormitory "In a fulfilling year" January 5, 18:33
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Yasuhiro Okukawa, the No. 1 rookie of professional baseball and Yakult that excites Koshien last summer, entered pitcher's dormitory in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, and said his enthusiasm was "I want to be a year full of familiarity with the environment." Did.
Pitcher Okukawa, who won second place in Koshien last summer as an ace at Seiryo High School in Ishikawa, and joined Yakult in the first draft, arrived at the dormitory of a baseball team in Toda City on the afternoon of the 5th.
Okukawa pitched a battery at a high school and painted a portrait with Shinnosuke Yamase who joined the giant in the fifth place in the draft, and three books including Katsuya Nomura's book, which was given by honorary director Tomoshige Yamashita of high school. I brought in a book.
The book was accompanied by the idiom “Soten Ungu”, meaning that clear weather is awaited if you try to overcome the ordeal with the handwriting of Honorary Director Yamashita, and the words “endure and win”.
Okukawa said that he was living alone for the first time, saying, "I'm halfway about anxiety and pleasure. It's the first time on a new stage, but I want to get used to the environment and have a fulfilling year."
Okukawa will conduct self-training jointly with other newcomers from the 7th to prepare for the camp starting next month.