Hiroshima Draft No. 1 Nomination Director Sasaoka greets pitcher Ryosuke Kuribayashi November 2, 13:10
Ryosuke Kuribayashi, pitcher of Toyota Motor Corporation, who was nominated first by Hiroshima at the draft meeting of professional baseball, received a nomination greeting from director Shinji Sasaoka and said, "I want to do my best to be fresh and play an active role as a professional." Did.
Pitcher Kuribayashi is a right-handed pitcher who is often called the number one member of society with a fastball with a maximum speed of 153 km and a sharp changing ball, and was nominated by Hiroshima at the draft meeting held on the 26th of last month. It was.
On the 2nd, pitcher Kuribayashi received a nomination greeting from director Sasaoka and others at the practice field of the baseball club in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.
Among them, Director Sasaoka gave him an autographed pass that he gave at the draft meeting, and he said that he wanted him to be as active as pitcher Masato Morishita, who won the 10th victory in the game of the day. That is.
Pitcher Kuribayashi said, "I was told that I was expecting it, so I want to play an active role so as not to lose to Pitcher Morishita. Director Sasaoka also played an active part in various positions such as starting pitcher and relief, so I want to play an active role in the same way. However, I want to bring out the freshness and do my best so that I can play an active role as a professional. "
Director Sasaoka said, "I thought it was reliable to talk and I want to practice together as soon as possible. I want you to be a long-lived player who can play an active part from the first year like pitcher Morishita and take a rookie king." I did.