At the professional baseball draft meeting, Shion Matsuo of Osaka Toin High School, who was nominated first by DeNA, received a nomination greeting from manager Daisuke Miura on the 21st, saying, "I will do my best to participate in the starting lineup from the first year. I want to prepare," he said enthusiastically.
Matsuo is a catcher who has a reputation for his strong shoulders and strong footwork in defense, as well as his batting ability that combines slugging power and competitive strength. At the draft meeting on the 20th, DeNA nominated him in first place and acquired the right to negotiate. Did.
On the 21st, the day after the draft meeting, Daisuke Miura and others visited the school in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture to greet the nominations. I was greeted while floating.
After the discussion, Matsuo was handed a draft meeting ID card signed by Miura.
Matsuo said, "When I met Manager Miura, I felt that I was nominated in the draft. He said, 'I have high expectations,' so I will do my best to live up to his expectations. I was talking.
On top of that, he enthusiastically said, ``I want to use my speedy play, which is one of my weapons, and prepare well so that I can join the battle for the starting lineup from my first year.''
Manager Miura also had high hopes for him, saying, "His eyes were full of motivation, and I felt that he was a solid human being. First of all, I want him to become a regular catcher and become a representative catcher of Japan." .