A joint tryout of 12 teams was held in Sendai City, where players who have lost their strength in professional baseball appeal to seek new affiliations.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the joint tryout of 12 teams was held without spectators last year and last year, but this year it was held with spectators for the first time in three years. A surplus of fans packed in.



49 players participated in the tryouts, and batting was performed in a real-battle format.



The pitcher will play against three batters, of whom Yuya Fukui (34), who joined Hiroshima in 1st place in the draft in 2011 and was notified that he was out of force after the end of this season at Rakuten, has a powerful ball. In the pitching of the strike, the first two were beaten by the pitcher grounder and the center fly, and from the third, he struck out with a fork ball with a drop.



Pitcher Fukui said, "I was able to put out the power I have. I thought it would be nice to be a professional baseball player who can play baseball in front of the fans. I set a time limit for myself, but if I can, I want to continue." rice field.



The fielder stood at bat 3 or 4 times, and there were no players who marked multiple hits, but Tomohiro Abe, who contributed to Hiroshima's third straight league title since 2016 and was out of the force this off-season, has 4 hits. With one hit at bat, Shoichi Ino, a pitcher who was out of the force of the Giants, hit a breaking ball and hit a good ball in front of the center.



Abe said, "I can't say that the result was good, but I went into it with a pure feeling of having fun. I want to take it positively. It would be nice if the part that 'Abe is this kind of player' is conveyed."



Participating players will be waiting for offers from interested teams and contact for joining tests.

Pitcher Shoichi Ino "I was able to bring out my own taste"

Pitcher Shoichi Ino, who received a notice from the Giants that he was out of force, was hit by the first batter, but both the second and third hit short grounders.



36-year-old pitcher Ino said, "I wanted to throw a ball that didn't make me feel my age. I had a runner, but I was able to show my strength of hitting a grounder. I know the situation is tough. I would appreciate it if you could talk to me. But we have to think about the next step," he said.

Giants out of force Toshiki Sakurai pitcher "I was able to appeal my bare fighting spirit"

Pitcher Toshiki Sakurai, who joined the Giants in 1st place in the draft in 2016 and was notified that he was out of force this year, was a hit in the match against the first batter, but became an infield hit, giving the second person a four ball. , and held the third person to the first liner.



With a strong attack centered on the straight, the fastest was 148 km, and after finishing the pitch, he said, "I received a notice that I was out of force, and the days were painful, but I'm glad I turned forward. I was able to show off the exposed part of my body.I will spend more time holding my cell phone from now on."

Softbank is out of force Ryo Akiyoshi pitcher "I still want to do it"

Last season, Nippon-Ham pitcher Ryo Akiyoshi, who was "non-tender" from Nippon-Ham, was given a free contract without being presented with a contract for the next season, and joined Softbank in the middle of this season after an independent league, but was out of the force. I struck out an overlooked strikeout with a breaking ball from Hayato Hirama, who received an outside notice.



Akiyoshi said, "I still have a really strong desire to play. I think my specialty is the use of sliders and two-seams, so I wanted to build and appeal to them, and I was able to throw the ball I wanted to appeal. The scene of the strikeout. It's a point to reflect on that the ball went ahead in , but I'm glad I was able to throw it well against the three batters."



About the future, "I want to continue practicing and prepare for the spring camp so that I can be called up anytime. Now I'm thinking about playing in NPB, 12 professional baseball teams, and it's time to leave NPB. I would like to think about that point later, such as quitting active duty and teaching young children."