Professional baseball pitcher Hanshin Fujikawa first pitched in the 1st army after announcing his retirement October 20, 21:06
Professional baseball pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa of Hanshin, who will retire from active duty only this season, went up to the mound of one army for the first time after announcing his retirement at the Hiroshima match held at Koshien Stadium on the night of the 20th, and kept the first inning without any goals. It was.
40-year-old pitcher Fujikawa suffered from a sickness on his right shoulder this season, and was canceled on August 13th, after which he announced his retirement.
Pitcher Fujikawa has continued to make adjustments in the 2nd army, but was promoted to the 1st army on the 15th of this month, and pitched with the third person in the 6th inning, which led 5 points in the match against Hiroshima on the night of the 20th.
It is the first time that pitcher Fujikawa has risen to the mound of the 1st army since August 10th, after the announcement of retirement, and when the name of pitcher Fujikawa was introduced in the announcement in the hall, a big applause was sent from more than 10,000 fans. I did.
Pitcher Fujikawa allowed the lead player, Takumi Miyoshi, to hit the fastest straight of 147km on the day and hit before the left field, but pitcher Takashi Uemoto, who was 8th, was short-lined with a straight of 146km. The first base runner who had jumped out was also out and became a double play.
Then, he missed a 146km straight from the batter and took a strikeout, keeping one inning to zero.
Of the 12 pitches that pitcher Fujikawa threw this time, 11 were synonymous with straights.
When pulling it up to the bench, the fans of the stand stood up and applauded, and pitcher Fujikawa responded by raising his hand with a smile.