Yoshihisa Hirano, who returned to professional baseball and Orix from the Major League Baseball for the first time in four years, held an enrollment meeting and said, "I think that I can only return the favor that I welcomed by winning, so I want to do my best until my body becomes shabby." Said enthusiasm.
36-year-old pitcher Hirano played an active role as a middleman and restraint at Orix for 12 years from 2006.
From 2018 to last season, he played in the Major League Baseball Diamondbacks and Mariners, marking a total of 164 saves in Japan and the United States.
Pitcher Hirano had been a free agent after the end of last season, but on the 6th of this month, it was announced that he would return to Orix for the first time in four years.
Pitcher Hirano attended a press conference in Miyazaki City, where Orix is camping, on the 10th, saying, "Orix has been caring for me since the first year of the Major League Baseball, and I decided that I would like to help at this time when I return. I think that I can only return the favor that I received by winning the championship, so I will do my best until my body becomes shabby, "he said with enthusiasm.
On top of that, regarding the team returning for the first time in four years, "Young players are growing up and I'm looking forward to playing baseball together from tomorrow. I want you to see the uncle doing his best not to lose to the younger ones. "I was talking with a smile.
Pitcher Hirano will join Orix's Miyazaki camp from the 11th.