Lotte No. 1 Nomination Hosei University Greetings to Pitcher Akira Suzuki October 27, 15:57
At the professional baseball draft meeting held on the 26th, Hosei University pitcher Akio Suzuki, who was nominated by Lotte in 1st place, received a greeting from the team and expressed his enthusiasm to become a pitcher who can contribute to the team. It was.
Pitcher Suzuki is a left pitcher with a straight and sharp slider with a maximum speed of 152 km, and at the draft meeting on the 26th, Lotte and Yakult competed for the second first place nomination and Lotte got the right to negotiate as a result of the lottery. Did.
On the 27th, one night after the meeting, pitcher Suzuki received nominated greetings from three people, including Yoshinari Nagano, director of the baseball club at Hosei University in Kawasaki City, and had a meeting for about 10 minutes.
After that, Pitcher Suzuki received the "Negotiating Right Confirmation" paper used in the draft meeting lottery written by Director Tadahito Iguchi saying "Let's do our best together" and smiled.
Pitcher Suzuki said, "I'm gradually getting more professional. I'm going to be bullish, so I'd like to do my best without changing it. First of all, I'll be a pitcher who can contribute to the victory of the team for a year. I want to continue, "he said with enthusiasm.
Nagano Pro Amascout Director said, "The strength is that you can throw strong balls and two seams inside the left batter. While the left pitcher is thin, he said," It's a very good chance, "and" Prepare with the feeling of biting into it. " Please do it. "