Kwansei Gakuin University pitcher Takumi Kurohara, who was nominated first by Hiroshima at the draft meeting of professional baseball, signed a temporary contract with the team and stated his enthusiasm, "I want to do my best to become a rookie king."
Kwansei Gakuin University pitcher Kurohara is a left-handed pitcher from Chiben Wakayama High School who has a fastball of 151km straight and a sharp cut ball.
He was nominated first by Hiroshima at the draft meeting held last month.
On the 12th, we negotiated with the team at a hotel in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, and signed a temporary contract with an estimated contract fee of 100 million yen and an annual salary of 15 million yen.
The uniform number is undecided.
Pitcher Kurohara said, "I feel like I'm a professional baseball player. I'm happy to be able to play in a baseball team that everyone loves. I'll do my best to live up to my expectations."
For his first year as a pro, he stated his enthusiasm, saying, "It's important to be able to do it without being satisfied with yourself from here. I have a big goal and I want to do my best to become a rookie king." ..
Tomoya Sayashi, the scout in charge, was hoping that he would become a left-handed pitcher representing Carp like Yutaka Ohno and carry the team on his back.