Munetaka Murakami, who was selected as the MVP of the Central League in No. 4 of Yakult, who won the number one spot in Japan last season in professional baseball, released his own training and said, "I want to aim for consecutive championships with better results than last year. "He said his enthusiasm.
21-year-old Murakami was selected as the MVP of the Central League last season by playing in 4th place in all 143 games, hitting 39 home runs, and becoming the first home run king.
On the 18th, Murakami disclosed to the press the voluntary training at the indoor practice field adjacent to the Jingu Stadium, which is the home base.
Murakami was training with veteran Nori Aoki and Yasutaka Shiomi, who joined the team at the same time, and first sweated by playing catch and being knocked.
After checking the form with tee batting, I practiced batting against the machine and showed a powerful swing.
Last year, Murakami was infected with the new coronavirus during voluntary training and was hospitalized for a while, but he said, "I'm fine. I feel like I'm doing well."
For this season, aiming for the league championship and the best in Japan for the second consecutive year, "I want to win if I can win all the titles, and I think it is an absolute requirement to achieve better results than last year. I want to do my best to win the championship in a row." Told.