Pitcher Hiromi Itoh, a rookie of professional baseball Nippon-Ham, visited his alma mater in Shikabe-cho, Hokkaido, and sent a message to the children, "I want you to keep dreaming."
Pitcher Ito, who was born in Shikabe-cho, Hokkaido and won 10 wins this season while being a rookie, visited his alma mater, Shikabe Elementary School, and was welcomed by about 150 children from all schools.
During the lecture, when asked by a child how to become a professional baseball player, Ito said, "Never forget your current feelings of becoming a professional baseball player. And set goals that you can continue to do every day. I want you to continue. "
A 6th grade boy who received the advice said, "Pitcher Ito is proud of Shikabe Town. I also want to be a professional baseball player like Pitcher Ito, so I want to do my best without forgetting to talk to him today." I was there.
After that, Pitcher Ito also visited Shikabe Junior High School to give lectures and take group photos with the students.
After visiting his alma mater, pitcher Ito said, "I'm glad that talking today will give the children a chance to think about something. I'll do my best to continue giving dreams to the children in Shikabe." I was talking.