Hiroto Takahashi, a high school student in the first draft who was assigned the number 19 after the announcement of the joining of a new player in professional baseball Chunichi, said, "I want to be a pitcher representing the ball world."
The announcement of the joining of new players from Chunichi was made at a hotel in Naka-ku, Nagoya, and nine people, including three trained players, attended in brand new uniforms.
Of these, pitcher Takahashi of Aichi Chukyo University Chukyo High School, who ranked first in the draft, was decided to be "19", which was assigned by pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi, who retired only this season.
Pitcher Takahashi, who has a fastball with a maximum speed of 154 km, said, "I have a bullish pitching, so I want to be able to overwhelm the opponent. I want to become a pitcher that represents the world of fastball in the future. "
Director Yoda encouraged, "I am very happy to meet all the players and show them off. I want them to carry the Chunichi Dragons on their backs and lead the professional baseball world."
New players will be jointly trained from the beginning of the year to prepare for the camp in February next year.