A new player who joined professional baseball and Nippon-Ham was announced, and pitcher Omi Ito, who was nominated for the first place in the draft, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to appeal with my teeth clenched."
The announcement of new members of Nippon-Ham will be held at the city hall of Kitahiroshima City, where the construction of the Hokkaido Ball Park, a new stadium scheduled to open in 2023, will be held, and up to the 6th draft nomination such as pitcher Ito of Tomakomai Komazawa University from Shikabe Town. A total of eight people, including the players from Hokkaido and the training players, entered in uniforms with their uniform numbers.
After that, pitcher Ito, who was the first in the draft and whose uniform number was decided to be "17" after the players stated their professional aspirations, said, "I am happy that I was born and raised in Hokkaido and can take on new challenges. As a baseball player. Of course, I want to grow as a human being. No matter how great a ball I throw, I can't win unless I win with my feelings, so I want to appeal with my teeth clenched. "
This year, three people from Hokkaido, including pitcher Ito, joined the team, and pitcher Yuka Nemoto of Tomakomai Central High School, who was born in Shiraoi-cho and joined the team with the 5th draft nomination, said, "Aiming to be a winning pitcher, I have a professional awareness. I want to do my best to practice. "
Yuma Imagawa of JFE East Japan, who was born in Sapporo and joined the team in 6th place in the draft, said, "I want you to see your dedication to victory, full swing with soul, and sprinting."
Finally, the players took a commemorative photo against the backdrop of the new stadium under construction that can be seen from the city hall.
The new players will go to the spring camp after a joint voluntary training next month.