A press conference for new players from professional baseball Hiroshima was held in Hiroshima City, and pitcher Takumi Kurohara of Kwansei Gakuin University, who joined the team in 1st place in the draft, said, "I want to swing my arms as much as I can for the fans." ..
A press conference for new players in Hiroshima was held at a hotel in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, and 11 people including the training players nominated at the draft meeting attended.
Of these, pitcher Kurohara, a left-handed pitcher who is expected to be the first in the draft, said, "I want you to think that you need yourself to win. I want to swing my arms as much as I can for the fans." did.
The jersey number was decided to be "24" by Yutaka Ohno, who gave a total of 148 wins and 138 saves as a left pitcher representing Hiroshima. I want to. "
As for the batters who want to play, in addition to Teruaki Sato of Hanshin who played in college, Munetaka Murakami of Yakult who won the home run king of the Central League this season in the same grade, "It is difficult now, but camp from here I want to level up, including, and reach a level where I can fight two people. "
Director Shinji Sasaoka said, "I think I got the players I needed for the team, and I'm hoping that some of them will be able to win the rookie king."
New players will visit the baseball team facilities such as Mazda Stadium on the 11th, and will conduct joint voluntary training from the beginning of the year to prepare for the spring camp starting in February next year.