Former Hiroshima Koji Yamamoto of cancer surgery announced in public for the first time in 10 months 15:17 on February 7
Former baseball player Koji Yamamoto of former Hiroshima visited a giant's camp in Miyazaki on July 7 and showed himself in public for the first time in about 10 months. Revealed that he had undergone four operations. Now that he has recovered to a point where there is no major obstacle to his daily life, he will resume his work in the future.
Mr. Yamamoto spent 18 years in professional life in Hiroshima as an active player, was popular with fans by the nickname of “Mr. Red Hell”, and marked the 536 home runs of 4th place in history, and has been a major player in Hiroshima for many years. I was active.
However, at the end of his job of commentary on the game that took place in Kagoshima last April, he did not appear in public and was concerned about his physical condition.
On the 7th, he visited a giant camp in Miyazaki City, where he appeared in public for the first time in about 10 months, and exchanged words with director Tatsunori Hara.
Later, according to news gatherings, he revealed that cancer was found in the bladder and lungs last year, and he had undergone a total of four operations.
Metastases have not been confirmed, and he is currently working on rehabilitation. He has recovered to a point where daily life is not significantly affected, and will return to his work as a commentator in the future.
Mr. Yamamoto said, "I can't believe it, but I'm doing fine. Thanks to you, I'll do my best again. Thank you very much."