Kohei Arihara, who has decided to transfer to the Rangers of the major leagues from professional baseball Nippon-Ham using the posting system, met and said, "I will fight in the Rangers as a representative of the Fighters, so I will do my best not to be ashamed of it." Shown.

28-year-old pitcher Arihara won the Pacific League rookie of the year with eight wins in 2015, his first year as a pro, and the adult pitcher won the most with 15 wins. Is one of them.



He announced a major league challenge using the posting system this off, and was transferred to the Rangers last month.



Pitcher Arihara held a press conference at a baseball team facility in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture on the 10th, saying, "I'm always relieved. I thought I could do my best here with a very warm team. I'm glad to have a wonderful team." talked.

On top of that, for the battle in the major leagues, "I think there are a lot of pitchers with fast balls and great batters. I want to suppress with the combination and tenacity of pitching that I learned in the Fighters. I will fight in the Rangers as a representative of the Fighters. I want to do my best not to be ashamed of it. "



Nippon-Ham Fighter Hideki Kuriyama, who attended the press conference, said, "I was an absolute player in the team. I believe that he will be a pitcher who can overwhelm the majors."