Players recommended by the director of the professional baseball All-Star game to be held this month have been announced, and there are 64 players in both leagues, including pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of Rakuten, who has returned to the Japanese baseball world for the first time in eight years.
Following fan voting and voting between players, 33 new players selected by the director's recommendation were announced on the 5th.
With 18 players from the Pacific League, Rakuten has returned to the Japanese baseball world for the first time in eight years, and pitcher Tanaka, who has been appointed as the representative of Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, has been selected for the seventh time.
Yutaro Sugimoto, who has hit 18 home runs in the league top, was selected for the first time from the leader Orix.
Takuya Kai and Ryoya Kurihara, who have been appointed as representatives of Japan, were selected from Softbank.
With 15 players from the Central League and 7 wins from the top Hanshin Tigers, Koyo Aoyagi, who has been nominated for the Japanese national team, is the second to be elected.
For the first time, Shosei Togoh and Yuki Takahashi, who have won the league's top eight wins, were selected as the second-placed giants.
Ryoji Kuribayashi, a rookie who has made 16 saves from Hiroshima and has been nominated for the Japanese national team, was selected.
Considering the infection status of the new coronavirus, the number of participating players is 32, which is two more in both Central League and Pa, and 64 players in both leagues have been completed in 5 days.
Of these, 28 are the first to be elected.
The first round of the All-Star Game will be held at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture on the 16th of this month, and the second round will be held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City on the 17th.
33 people selected by the director's recommendation
33 people selected by the director's recommendation for the All-Star game of professional baseball.
◎ 15 people were selected for the Central League.
◆ Pitcher
▽ Leader Koyo Aoyagi from Hanshin for the second time.
▽ From the giants, pitchers Shosei Togoh and Yuki Takahashi.
In addition, four pitchers, Vieira and Yuhei Takanashi, were selected.
Both are the first elections.
▽ Relief pitcher Katsuki Matayoshi is the second time from Chunichi.
▽ From DeNA, pitcher Kazuki Mishima is the second time.
Relief pitcher Yasuaki Yamasaki is the sixth election.
▽ From Yakult, pitcher Noboru Shimizu, who has marked the top 25 holds in the league, was selected for the first time. Pitcher McGough was elected for the second time.
▽ Rookie pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi was selected from Hiroshima.
◆ Catcher
▽ Yakult's Yuhei Nakamura is the 6th time.
▽ Takuya Kinoshita of Chunichi was selected for the first time in the sixth year.
◆ Outfielder
▽ Yohei Oshima of Chunichi is the 5th time.
▽ DeNA's Keita Sano was selected for the first time.
◎ 18 people were selected in the Pacific League.
◆ Pitcher
▽ Masahiro Tanaka, who has returned to the Japanese baseball world from Rakuten, is the seventh pitcher in eight years.
Norimoto * Takahiro Norimoto is the fourth pitcher.
Sung Chia-hao, a pitcher from Taiwan, was elected for the first time in the sixth year.
▽ The second year pitcher Yuki Tsumori was selected from Softbank for the first time.
▽ From Lotte, pitcher Chihaya Sasaki was selected for the first time in the fifth year, and pitcher Naoya Masuda was the fourth.
▽ From Seibu, pitcher Tatsuya Imai in the 5th year and pitcher Wataru Matsumoto in the 3rd year were both selected for the first time.
▽ Pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa is the second from Nippon-Ham.
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Takuya Kai was selected from
Catcher
Softbank for the third time, and Ryoya Kurihara was selected for the first time.
◆ Infielder
▽ In the second year of Rakuten, Hiroto Kobukata was selected for the first time.
▽ Seibu's 6th year Nien Ting Wu from Taiwan is also the first to be elected.
▽ Lotte's Shogo Nakamura is the second player.
◆ Outfielder
▽ Nippon-Ham Fighter Kensuke Kondo has declined once due to injury, but this is the fourth time.
▽ Lotte's Takashi Ogino has also declined once due to injury, but he was selected for the third time.
▽ Rakuten's Hiroaki Shimauchi and
▽ Orix's Yutaro Sugimoto were both selected for the first time.
* Taka does not have a "greeting" under "day".
Hanshin Aoyagi "I'm glad to be able to continue."
Hanshin Tigers pitcher Koyo Aoyagi, who will be selected for the second time after the deceased, said, "I am happy that the All-Star Game will continue to be played in a very fun place where you can feel the support of the fans."
As for the batters he wanted to play against, Orix's Masataka Yoshida said, "I think it's a really good batter. It would be cool if it could be held straight, but I don't throw much, so I want to use all the balls I have to hold it down."
Chunichi Kinoshita "I really want to enjoy baseball"
The three Chunichi players met at "Vantelin Dome Nagoya".
Yohei Oshima, who will be participating for the fifth time, said, "Because it was the first time in two years, I want to enjoy myself because I couldn't do it last year, and I want to do my best so that all the fans can enjoy it." Did.
Pitcher Katsuki Matayoshi, who participated for the second time, said, "I'm purely happy to be selected. I want to talk to various players and come back with something that I can draw out."
Takuya Kinoshita, a catcher who will play for the first time, said, "I thought it was a stage where star players would appear from a young age, so I'm more surprised. I hope I can stand out somehow, and I really want to enjoy baseball." Was shown.
Hiroshima Kuribayashi "Stick on the straight"
Ryoji Kuribayashi of Hiroshima, who will be participating for the first time, said, "Since players who have been active in the pros will gather, I want to communicate not only with pitchers but also with batters. I want to go. "
Orix Sugimoto "I'm very surprised"
Yutaro Sugimoto of Orix, who was selected for the first time in the All-Star game, said, "I was really surprised because I never thought I would be selected and I would never be an All-Star. It's a rare opportunity, so I want to enjoy it, "he said.
Sugimoto, who is showing off the pose of "Raoh" in the manga "Fist of the North Star", who pushes his right hand up in front of the bench after hitting a home run this season, said, "I want to do it if I hit a home run, so I'm not an Orix fan. I want people to remember it. "
Softbank Kurihara "It's just like you"
Takuya Kai of Softbank said, "I'm happy and looking forward to playing in the All-Star game. I want to receive the balls of various pitchers and have a conversation."
Ryoya Kurihara, who will be participating for the first time, said, "I'm honestly happy. It's my first time, so I don't know much, but I want to play lively in my own way."
He mentioned Masataka Yoshida of Orix as a player who would like to hear more, and said, "I have a high batting average and on-base percentage while I am doing a full swing, so I would like to ask you a lot."
Yuki Tsumori, who will be participating for the first time, said strongly, "I am happy and nervous. I want to throw a strong straight. I want to play against a strong hitter such as Seiya Suzuki in Hiroshima."
Rakuten Tanaka "Exciting performance"
From Rakuten, five pitchers, Masahiro Tanaka, Norimoto * Takahiro, Go Song, Hiroto Kobukata, an infielder, and Hiroaki Shimauchi, an outfielder, were selected.
Of these, pitcher Tanaka, who will be participating for the seventh time in eight years, said, "Most of the players have never spoken, and I think I will feel the passage of time when I enter the bench. If there is something that can be put to good use, I would like to incorporate it. I want to show an exciting performance for the fans. "
In addition, pitcher Norimoto, who will be participating for the fourth time, commented, "This time, it will be held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi, so I hope all Tohoku fans will enjoy it. doing.
The other three are all in their first appearance in the sixth year from Taiwan, and pitcher Song said, "We are in a difficult situation due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but we will do our best to inspire our fans." I am commenting.
In addition, Kobukata, who is in his second year, commented, "I am honored and wish I could play what I have been doing."
And Shimauchi commented, "Please take a look at my grab judgment," along with words of gratitude for being selected.