Seibu Draft No. 1 Toin University of Yokohama Watanabe Nomination Greeting October 31st 21:06
Kento Watanabe of Toin University of Yokohama, who was nominated by Seibu in the first place at the draft meeting of professional baseball, received a greeting from the team and was enthusiastic that he would like to become a player who represents the world of baseball.
Watanabe is an infielder with a strong swing from a height of 1 meter 76 cm and a weight of 112 kg, and was nominated by Seibu at the draft meeting on October 26th.
On the 31st, Watanabe received greetings from three people, including Seibu's Hisanobu Watanabe general manager and the scout in charge, at a university in Aoba-ku, Yokohama.
After the greeting, Watanabe held a press conference with Seibu's handwritten colored paper and the admission pass for the draft meeting, saying, "I hadn't realized it until now, but after receiving the nomination greeting, I finally realized it." Said.
On top of that, "I want to be a player who can win the team with one shot, and I want to be a player with a large scale like Yamakawa and Takeya Nakamura, but beyond that I want to represent the ball world. I want to be a player. "
In addition, General Manager Watanabe said, "I think it will be a device that will be responsible for cleanup in the future, but since professionals are in a difficult world, I want them to get used to it quickly and demonstrate their abilities. In the near future, you can see them hitting home runs to the right and left. I'm looking forward to becoming like that. "