Giants Iwakuma Retirement Ceremony "Being able to make someone happy through baseball" November 7, 22:16
The retirement ceremony of pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, a professional baseball giant who has won 170 wins in Japan and the United States, was held at Tokyo Dome, and he said, "I want to continue to make someone happy through baseball."
39-year-old pitcher Iwakuma announced his retirement for the season only last month, and held a retirement ceremony on the night of the 7th after the match against Yakult at Tokyo Dome.
In his speech, Pitcher Iwakuma said, "I have been blessed with wonderful teammates for 21 years, and I am full of gratitude for having the best baseball life. I am happy to have this day wearing my uniform. I want to continue to be a person who can make someone happy through baseball. "
Then, he received a bouquet from Yakult's Nori Aoki, who played with WBC, World Baseball Classic and the Mariners of the Major League in 2009, and Yakult's Motohiro Shima, who built a battery during the Rakuten era, and coach Tatsunori Hara. I took a commemorative photo with the players and the players on the mound.
After that, I went around the ground and said goodbye to the fans.
Pitcher Iwakuma has been playing with Kintetsu and Rakuten since 2000, winning the most wins and the best ERA, as well as winning the league's best player and Sawamura Award, and in 2012 he transferred to the Mariners of the major leagues as a free agent. He played an active part such as achieving a no-hitter no-run, marking 170 wins in Japan and the United States.
Last season, I transferred to the Giants and returned to the Japanese baseball world, but suffered from injuries and did not pitch in one army for two years as a Giants.