Junichi Tazawa BC League final pitching draft meeting "just wait" October 15th 13:18
Former big leaguer Junichi Tazawa, who joined Saitama in the BC league, an independent baseball league, pitched in the final round of the season in Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture on the 14th.
After the match, pitcher Tazawa said about the professional baseball draft meeting to be held this month, "I just wait, but I want to consult with various people and decide."
Pitcher Tazawa challenged the major leagues directly from professional baseball to professional baseball, and contributed to the World Series title as a middleman in 2013 at the Red Sox.
In March, I became a free contract with the Reds of Major League Baseball, and in July I joined Saitama, an independent league and BC League.
On the 14th, the final round of the season was held at Ageo City Baseball Field in Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, and pitcher Tazawa went up to the mound while leading 1 to 2 in the top of the 5th inning.
Pitcher Tazawa, who has the same uniform number "36" as in the Red Sox era, interweaves a fastball with a strong straight and easily takes 2 outs.
After this, he was hit, but in the end he struck out and kept one inning to zero.
Pitcher Tazawa pitched in 16 games as a middleman of the season with 2 wins and 0 losses, an ERA of 3.94 and 16 innings, and took 12 strikeouts.
Even if a player who refuses to be nominated at the draft meeting and contracts with an overseas baseball team returns to Japan, the so-called "Tazawa rule" that can not contract with a professional baseball team for a certain period of time has been abolished, and each team will open on the 26th of this month You can nominate pitcher Tazawa at the draft meeting.
The fans who visited said, "I was very happy with the sharpness of the changing ball," and "I was impressed with the last strikeout. I look forward to future success."
After the match, pitcher Tazawa said, "I would like to thank this team for experiencing something I couldn't experience in my baseball life in my first independent league. The ball speed was faster than I expected and I got 150 kilometers, and I'm still solid. I want to train. "
Regarding the draft meeting, he said, "I have no choice but to wait. I want to consult with various people and decide."