Professional baseball manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo visited the practice in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture, where players from the 1st Army also participated, and said, "Let's talk with the coaches and become a team that is playing brightly and happily." I talked, "he said, demonstrating his willingness to reform the team.
After taking office on the 4th of this month, Shinjo visited the autumn camp in Okinawa where the players of the 2nd army and young players went, and on the 20th, practiced at the stadium in Kamagaya city where the players of the 1st army also participated. I visited.
Director Shinjo visited the stadium in a black jacket and white turtleneck, and when he entered the ground, he received greetings from the players one after another.
This season, pitcher Hiromi Itoh, who won 10 wins while being a rookie and marked an earned run average of 2.90, also met with coach Shinjo for the first time and exchanged words and received advice.
In addition, Director Shinjo communicated with Kenta Uehara, a sixth-year professional pitcher who has been challenging the dual wield of throwing from this off, by calling out to himself and asking about his physical condition.
After the tour on the ground, Director Shinjo held a meeting with the coaches to confirm the team's policies.
Director Shinjo said, "We talked with the coaches and said,'Let's change professional baseball with us,'" Let's be a cool team, "and" Let's be a team that is cheerful and fun to play. " He expressed his willingness to reform and said with a laugh, "For that purpose, I told people who are fat to lose weight and people who have gray hair should dye their hair."
Regarding what he wants the players to do during the off-season, he said, "I'm looking forward to the facial expressions of the players changing when I met them at the spring camp." Was also looking forward to it.
Director Shinjo has now completed a series of inspections and is planning to participate in an event with fans at the Sapporo Dome on the 30th of this month.
Hiromi Itoh "Atmosphere like being sucked in"
Nippon-Ham Fighter Hiromi Itoh said about Shinjo, "It was cool. It was like talking and being sucked in. I want to be that kind of person." I want to do it well. The problem is that the hip joint is stiff, and the director asked me to improve it. "