On the 12th, pitcher Kazama of Akita's Akisakura High School, who was nominated first by Softbank at the draft meeting of professional baseball, received a greeting from the team and said, "I want to aim for a ball speed of 160 km and 300 wins." I told you.
Pitcher Kazama marked a ball speed of 157 km at this summer's Akita tournament, and suddenly attracted attention as the fastest right-handed pitcher of his generation.
On the evening of the 12th, Pitcher Kazama received a greeting from Softbank's Tomohiro Nagai, the head of the organization training division, who was nominated for the first place at the draft meeting on the 11th at Meioh High School in Akita City.
Pitcher Kazama said, "I feel like I'm a professional. I want to become a pitcher who carries the Japanese baseball world on my back and aim for a ball speed of 160km and 300 wins."
Nagai, general manager of the organization and training division, said, "I was expecting a lottery and the evaluation of being the number one pitcher of this year, and I said that the thought of announcing the first place nomination led to the acquisition of the right to negotiate." rice field.
After that, a ball with autographs of Sadaharu Oh and Kimiyasu Kudo was presented, and pitcher Kazama posed for the press to express his joy.