Teruaki Sato, the first-ranked rookie in the draft of professional baseball Hanshin, will start in the opening game on the 26th of this month.
This was revealed by Director Yano after the open match with the giant at Koshien Stadium on the 14th.
Sato joined the team in 1st place in the draft from Kinki University and has started in all 8 open games so far, with a batting average of 30% and 7 minutes and 6 RBIs.
In the game on the 14th, he started in the 6th light and hit the home run of the open game No. 4 which is the top of the 12 teams from the giant starting pitcher Yuki Takahashi in the second at bat four times.
The opening game of this season in Hanshin is the Yakult game to be held at Jingu Stadium on the 26th of this month, and it is the 5th since Shun Takayama who participated in the 1st left in 2016 to start the opening game with the Hanshin University graduate rookie. It will be the first time in a year.
Director Yano expected, "I'm hitting this much, but there's no reason not to use it. I don't think the pitcher's level will rise and I can keep going, but it's even more attractive."
Sato said, "I'm focusing on one game at a time now. I want to do my best every day so that I can get good results because I will be appointed in the season."