Nobuhiro Matsuda, who decided to join the giants in professional baseball, held a press conference on the 15th and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to play with the motto of being young, hot, and energetic."
The 39-year-old Matsuda has been active as SoftBank's main force for many years, and has been popular for his performance of shouting "Atsuo" after hitting a home run, but this season in his 17th year as a professional, he only participated in 43 games. rice field.
Matsuda, who left Softbank with the aim of continuing his career, decided to join the giants, and held a press conference in Tokyo on the 15th to respond to the press coverage.
In this, Matsuda said, "I am very excited to join a traditional team and play baseball. I want to wear a uniform and play baseball as soon as possible. I am still young, passionate, and energetic. I want to play with this as my motto. I was enthusiastic.
Looking back on his 17 years at Softbank, he said, ``I had many good memories and many bitter memories.
And, "I started in the opening game this season, but I couldn't hit a single home run throughout the season. I want to practice and prepare and hit a home run at the Tokyo Dome as soon as possible. It would be nice if "hot man" appeared.
I want to go around the diamond and decide based on the atmosphere at that time."
Looking ahead to the next season, "I was happy to hear that he offered me the offer because he is not a mood maker from the team, but a player who is thinking about the strength to win the championship. Anyway, I want to participate in the game and contribute, so I practice with the intention of defending wherever I go." I will do it," he said with aspirations.
At the press conference, it was also announced that Matsuda's new jersey number was "23".