"Autumn dream is one of the best in Japan"
Professional baseball player, the title of the best in Japan that everyone aims.
Lotte's 21-year-old Koki Yamaguchi wrote about his thoughts after the match on the 7th.
He participated in the postseason for the first time in the third year, and in the second round of the first stage of the climax series, he showed an activity of scoring two RBIs such as hitting a home run.
Yamaguchi has the experience of winning a prize in a haiku contest sponsored by a beverage maker when he was a junior high school student.
Expected to have a long hitting ability this season, he was named as a starting member in the opening round, but he finished in 78 games with a batting average of 20% and 7 home runs.
Yamaguchi participated in a mini camp for young fielders that started on the 1st of this month for the climax series.
1000 swings a day were imposed here.
On the first day, the skin of my hand was peeled off, but I wrapped the taping in multiple layers and swung the bat intently.
"It was harder than the spring camp," he recalls, but "I thought it was for myself because it was a pitiful result. It was a really hard practice, but I'm glad I got the results," I was relieved in the post-match interview. I answered in a state.
From the 10th of this month, we will fight Orix on the final stage to advance to the Japan Series.
Yamaguchi strongly said, "I think we need young power, so we need not only to rely on veteran players, but also to have players like ourselves gain momentum."
What kind of phrase will Akatsuki show when he realizes his autumn dream?