Pitcher Kazuto Taguchi, who transferred from a professional baseball giant to Yakult in an exchange trade, held a press conference and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to prevent the giant from winning consecutive titles."
Pitcher Taguchi was announced to transfer from the giant to Yakult in an exchange trade on the 1st, and joined the team from the open game with the giant of the old nest held at Tokyo Dome on the 3rd.
Pitcher Taguchi wore a Yakult practice uniform, participated in pre-match practice, and greeted giant coaches and players.
And in this exchange trade, he vowed to fight well with Taishi Hirooka, who transferred from Yakult to Giants.
At the press conference, pitcher Taguchi, whose jersey number was decided to be "34," said, "I feel like a transfer student when a new life begins. The uniform looks better than I expected, so I feel full of radiance."
Regarding the impression of the team, "There are many young players and I am fine. People as tall as me were relieved," he said, citing the small height of 1 meter 71 cm as a professional baseball player. I showed a smile.
Regarding director Shingo Takatsu, he said, "I'm from the same Hiroshima, and I had a chance to meet him. I want to make him a man."
On top of that, he set the goal of winning double digits for the first time in four years and a ERA of two points, saying, "I haven't been able to leave a satisfactory number in the last few years. I want to enter the starting rotation until the end and prevent the giants from winning consecutive titles." I was enthusiastic.
Pitcher Taguchi is 25 years old in his eighth year as a professional.
In the fourth year, he scored his most 13 wins, and last season he had 5 wins and 7 losses and an ERA of 4.63.