At a professional baseball draft meeting, pitcher Koshiro Yoshimura of Toshiba, who was nominated first by Yakult, received a nomination greeting from the team, saying, "In a game where results are required, I want to become a pitcher who can pitch well and win. '' he said enthusiastically.
Pitcher Yoshimura is a right-handed pitcher who is expected to be an immediate force with a fastball of 153 km and a fork ball that can take away swings. did.
On the afternoon of the 21st, pitcher Yoshimura received a nomination greeting from Yakult General Manager Junji Ogawa and others at the dormitory of the baseball club in Yokohama City.
Among them, I was handed an ID card for the draft meeting written "Let's do our best together", which was kept by Director Shingo Takatsu, who could not visit the day before the Japan series.
Pitcher Yoshimura said, "I felt like I was nominated after receiving the greeting. I want to learn various things from coach Takatsu, who was a pitcher, so that I can grow steadily."
After that, he said, "I want to be a pitcher who can pitch well and win in situations and games where results are required."
General Manager Ogawa also said, "In addition to the straight, the fork ball that is a winning shot and the curve with the brakes are very powerful. This year, they won the Central League for the second time in a row, and next season they are expected to win the third straight victory. I expect that he will play a full year as a middle and starting rotation."