Professional baseball player Yakult has signed a contract with Yoshihiro Akahane, a training player, as a registered player under the control of being able to participate in a match of the 1st Army.
22-year-old Akabane joined Yakult last year in the second place in the training draft after passing through the BC League Shinano Grandserows from Japan Wellness Chikuhoku High School in Nagano Prefecture.
Akabane is an infielder with a long hitting ability, and has a batting average of 20%, 3 minutes, 9 homers, 3 home runs, and 24 RBIs in the 2nd army so far this season, and will be held in Nagasaki City on the 23rd of this month. In the fresh all-star game, he hit a 3-run home run of goodbye and was selected as MVP = Most Valuable Player.
On the 29th, Akabane signed a contract with the team as a controlled player who can participate in the 1st Army match, and the uniform number has been changed from "023" to "71".
Akabane said, "I am very happy that I have been aiming for registration under control. I am full of gratitude to those who have supported me so far. From now on, I will give back to everyone who is active on the stage of the 1st Army and supports me. I will do my best to do it, "commented through the team.