Seven new players, including pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa, who joined the professional baseball team Rakuten, entered the dormitory in Sendai City and started their professional life.
Seven new Rakuten players arrived at the dormitory in Izumi-ku, Sendai City, where it snowed from the night of the 5th, around 11:00 am on the 6th, and all of them carried their luggage into the room wearing masks to prevent infection.
Of these, pitcher Hayakawa, who boasts the fastest speed of 155km and joined the team from Waseda University in the first draft, entered a new life in the room used by Hiroto Kobukata, the first infielder in the draft last year. ..
Pitcher Hayakawa brought in a towel from the Disney movie The Lion King, which he has loved since he was a child.
This towel was given by my family before the championship of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League match last fall, and is accompanied by a handwritten message from my parents and my two sisters, "I'll laugh at the end." ..
Hayakawa, who finished unpacking, said, "I felt like I came to Sendai when I saw the snow," he said, surprised by the cold and snow in Tohoku.
"I want to be a pitcher who can carry Rakuten and Japan like Simba, the main character of The Lion King," he said with enthusiasm.
According to the team, the new players underwent a PCR test before moving into the dormitory, and all were confirmed to be negative.