Shinji Sasaoka, the coach of professional baseball team Hiroshima, will continue to lead the team next season, which is his third year.
According to the team, on the 27th, before the practice held at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima City, Kiyoaki Suzuki, the head of the baseball team, requested Director Sasaoka to continue commanding next season, and Director Sasaoka agreed.
In Hiroshima, injured people such as ace pitcher Daichi Ohsera and catcher Tsubasa Aizawa were injured in the early part of the season, and in May, a cluster of new coronaviruses occurred in the team, so an interleague game was held. The first half of the game suffered, with 3 wins, 12 losses and 3 draws.
In the second half of the game, the throws were engaged, and the third-placed giant, who was behind by more than 10 games at one time, was behind by 2.5 games. ..
Under these circumstances, Director Sasaoka overtook pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi, who was the first in the draft, and young fielders such as Shogo Sakakura, who was in the fifth year, and Kaito Kozono and Akira Hayashi, who were both in the third year. We actively appointed them to promote their growth.
The team praised the fact that they trained young players in a difficult team situation, and will continue to take command next season.