Chunichi Draft 1st place Hiroto Takahashi makes a provisional contract "I want to contribute to the best in Japan" November 16th, 18:17
Pitcher Hiroto Takahashi of Aichi / Chunichi University Chukyo High School, who was nominated as the first draft from professional baseball / Chunichi, signed a temporary contract with the baseball team and said, "I want to do my best to contribute to the number one in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons." I told you.
Pitcher Takahashi is a right-handed pitcher with a fastball of 154km and a sharp changing ball, and was nominated as No. 1 from Chunichi at the draft meeting last month.
On the 16th, we negotiated with Yukio Matsunaga, the director of the organization, at a hotel in Nagoya City, 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.
After the negotiations, pitcher Takahashi, who met, said, "I have received high praise, so I want to be able to meet that expectation. I will also act with awareness and act as a model, and the Chunichi Dragons are the best in Japan. I want to do my best so that I can contribute to. "
Akinobu Shimizu, a scout who attended the press conference, said, "I am a player with stamina and a large scale. I can play an active part if I clear the tasks in front of me one by one. I want you to become a pitcher representing Japan." I did.