Yamashita, No. 1 in the Orix draft, makes a provisional contract "Aiming for a ball speed of 165 km" November 23, 20:34
Pitcher Shunpei Yamashita of Fukuoka University Ohori High School, who was nominated as the first draft by professional baseball Orix, signed a temporary contract with the team and stated his enthusiasm, "I want to aim for a ball speed of 165 km."
Pitcher Yamashita from Fukuoka City is a right-handed pitcher with a fastball speed of 153km, thrown from a height of about 1m 90cm, and was nominated by Orix at the draft meeting last month.
On the 23rd, we negotiated to join the group in Fukuoka City, and signed a temporary contract with an estimated contract fee of 80 million yen and an annual salary of 7 million yen.
The uniform number has been decided to be "12".
Pitcher Yamashita said, "I want to play an active part in the 1st army. As long as I play baseball, I will stick to it straight. I want to aim for a ball speed of 160 km and 165 km."
Orix General Manager Junichi Fukura said, "I expect to be a pitcher who will become a pillar of the pitcher team in a few years. I want him to become a player who represents the ball world."