The joint voluntary training of new players of professional baseball and Hanshin began on the 9th, and Teruaki Sato, who joined the team from Kinki University in the first draft, said, "I want to build a body that can move in the camp."
The joint voluntary training for new Hanshin Tigers began on the 9th at Naruohama Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, with nine new players participating.
In the harsh cold, the players played catch and toss batting on the ground, and Sato, one of the best sluggers in the university, showed a sharp swing from the first day.
On the 9th, Director Yano also visited and encouraged him, saying, "I want you to compete with your own strength. If you hit the wall, you can grow."
After that, Yano, who responded to the representative interview, announced that he intends to have seven new players such as Sato join the 1st army at the camp in February at the moment, and said, "There are many players who are ready to fight and the team competes. I want you to hit your baseball as hard as you can. "
In addition, Sato said, "I want to build a body that can move in the camp. I want to eventually become a rookie king."
Rookie athletes will jointly train independently until the end of this month to prepare for the spring camp starting on the 1st of next month.