Lotte new member announcement No. 1 in draft of uniform number 2 Torao Matsukawa and others have aspirations

The announcement of the joining of a new player from professional baseball Lotte was made, and Torao Matsukawa, the first-ranked municipal Wakayama High School player who was assigned a uniform number of 2, said, "Speaking of uniform number 2, I want to do my best to be called Matsukawa." Told.

The announcement of the joining of Lotte's new players on the 10th was held at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City, and was attended by nine players nominated at this draft meeting and director Tadahito Iguchi.

Of these, Matsukawa, who is in first place in the draft, said, "The appealing point is to be able to hit a long shot at a wide angle. Speaking of No. 2, I want to do my best to be called Matsukawa. I want to polish it, "he said with enthusiasm.

Also, regarding the target player, Kenji Jojima, who was active in Softbank, Hanshin, and Major League Baseball with the same uniform number 2, was mentioned. I want to do my best. I want to receive the ball of pitcher Masuda, a senior in high school. "

Director Iguchi said, "First of all, I want you to fight your allies and win your position before fighting the enemy, and before that, fight yourself and train yourself."

New players will jointly train independently from the beginning of the year to prepare for the spring camp starting in February.

Discourse of each player

Raisho Ikeda (Kokushikan Univ.), Who is in second place in the draft, said, "The strength is the ability to hit in the opposite direction to the running ability. I want to be a player like that. "

Pitcher Atsuya Hirohata (Mitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans), who is in 3rd place in the draft, said, "Because straightness is our strength, we want to produce results through the year where we are asked, whether it is a starting pitcher, a middle pitcher, or a closer." I did.

Pitcher Masanori Akiyama (high school attached to Nishogakusha University), who is in 4th place in the draft, said, "I have the impression that young players are playing an active role in Lotte, so I want to take advantage of the characteristics of throwing them into the in-course, regardless of whether they are right or left." I was talking.

Pitcher Akira Yagi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West), who is in 5th place in the draft, said, "I want to be like Softbank's Chiga pitcher by producing results when given a powerful straight and headed fork as a weapon."

Pitcher Kaede Tanaka (Asahikawa Vocational High School), who is ranked first in training, said, "Speaking of Tanaka, I would like to do my best to polish the straight and be registered under control, as it is called Kaede."

Masahiro Hayami (Toyama GRN Thunderbirds), who is in second place in training, said, "I want to stand out with my strong defense and eventually become a player who can win the Golden Glove Award many times like Mr. Kosaka of former Lotte." I did.

Pitcher Teruto Nagashimada (Tachibana Gakuen High School), who is in third place in training, said, "Lotte is a very hot team, and I have a strong impression that young people are active, so I want to stick to a strong straight line and aim for registration under control." I did.

Ryosuke Murayama (Makuhari Sogo High School), who is in 4th place in training, said, "I am happy to be nominated by the local team. The sense of unity of the stadium is amazing, so I would like to play at this stadium and share the joy with the fans." rice field.