Pitcher Yuta Saito of Tomakomai Chuo High School in Hokkaido, who was nominated in the first place in the draft from professional baseball Hiroshima, signed a provisional contract with the team on the 11th and talked about his aspirations, saying, "I want to continue to improve my strength of straightness." Did.
Pitcher Saito is a promising right-handed pitcher who throws down from a height of 1.89 cm and has a strong straight line at a maximum speed of 151 km.
On the 11th, pitcher Saito negotiated with the team to join the team at a hotel in Tomakomai City, and signed a provisional contract with an estimated contract fee of 100 million yen and an annual salary of 8 million yen.
Also, his jersey number has been decided as "47".
Saito pitcher said, "After completing the provisional contract, I felt that I had stepped onto the path of becoming a professional. I want to use it for my mother who wears it," he said with a smile.
Then, he enthusiastically said, "From now on, I want to train hard with the goal of building a body that will not get injured, and continue to improve his straight strength. Please support me."
Yoshihisa Kondo, a Hiroshima scout, said, "Currently, Hiroshima's main pitchers are around 30 years old, so they need young strength. In the first year, I will work hard to build my body, and in two or three years, I expect him to be a starting pitcher for the first team. I was talking.