Professional baseball Yakult Takatsu new director appointed 20-year-old Murakami as No. 4

Professional baseball Yakult Takatsu new director appointed 20-year-old Murakami as No. 4 June 18 17:39

Professional baseball/Yakult made adjustments before the opening game on the 19th, and Shingo Takatsu's new coach revealed that he will use Munekami Murakami, who is 20 years old, in the fourth position, ``continue to use it to grow to a real fourth position'' I'm prepared. I hope you will grow significantly over the past year."

Last season, Yakult, who finished last in the S-League, practiced for approximately two and a half hours from noon at the Jingu Stadium, where the opening game with Chunichi will be held on the 19th.

While the coach Takatsu, who will be conducting from this season, is watching, the players are in condition such as the 40-year-old pitcher Masanori Ishikawa, who was nominated as the opening pitcher in his 40s for the first time in 22 years, practiced light pitching with a bullpen. Was prepared.

And coach Takatsu revealed that in the opening game, he will be the 4th newcomer to the Se-league rookie last year, who will be Murakami, who is 20 years old in the third year.

Murakami struck 36 home runs last season, marking 96 points.

Even in the free batting on the 18th, he was hitting home run one after another and showed good condition.

Manager Takatsu says about Murakami, “I will not lose No. 4 unless there is a very bad situation. I am determined to continue to use it to grow to real No. 4. I hope that I will grow significantly over the past year” I showed you.

On top of that, I was enthusiastic about my first team, saying, "With everyone's efforts, we can reach the start of tomorrow. I want to start off comfortably."