A baseball clinic was held in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture, the hometown of Shigeo Nagashima, honorary manager of the Giants for life.

This baseball class has been held since 2014 with the participation of Mr. Nagashima and former Giants players. You have to participate.



At the venue, a message from Mr. Nagashima, who had given up on participating, was read aloud. rice field.



The instructors are seven famous players who played for the giants, and Hiromi Makihara teaches the basics of how to hold the ball and how to use the wrists to throw a ball with stretch. did.

During batting practice, Mr. Kiyoshi Nakahata repeatedly told the children to hit the ball centered on the center, and brightly called out to the children who hit the ball sharply, saying things like "Perfect" and "Now draft".



A 5th grade girl who participated said, "I was able to learn how to use my arms when throwing. I think I can play better in defense."



A boy in the sixth grade of elementary school said, "I was able to learn a lot of things in a fun way. I have the image of Mr. Nagashima as a shining athlete, and I hope he will do his best in rehabilitation and get well."