Hanshin Draft 1st place Teruaki Sato makes a provisional contract "To be a player representing the ball world" November 12, 15:18
Teruaki Sato of Kinki University, one of the best sluggers in the university who was nominated as the first draft by professional baseball player Hanshin, signed a temporary contract with the baseball team and stated his aspiration to become a player representing the world of baseball.
Sato was nominated by the Hanshin Tigers at the draft meeting in October for his long hitting ability, which marked a total of 14 home runs, which is a new record for the Kansai Student Baseball League.
On the 12th, we negotiated with Ryo Watanabe, who is in charge of the hotel in Fukushima Ward, Osaka, and signed a temporary contract with an estimated contract fee of 100 million yen, a piecework payment of 50 million yen, and an annual salary of 16 million yen.
In addition, the uniform number is the same as when he was in college, and Kosuke Fukudome, who will leave the team only this season, has decided to use the number "8".
At the press conference after the provisional contract, Sato said, "I am honored to receive No. 8. I want to be a player who represents the ball world like Fukudome who marked 2000 hits in Japan and the United States. Fans will be pleased with the result. I think it's something to keep, so my goal for the first year is to work hard to win a rookie king. "