A press conference was held for the new players of the professional baseball team Nippon-Ham. Kota Yazawa, who joined the team in first place in the draft and is attracting attention for his dual wielding of pitching and hitting, said, "I want to start in the opening game and win the Rookie of the Year." showed enthusiasm.

On the 26th, Nippon-Ham's rookie players' joining press conference was held at a hotel in Sapporo, with manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo in attendance. Four training players entered in uniforms with uniform numbers.



Gosho Kato, who has already held a press conference to join the team, did not attend.



Yazawa, who is attracting attention for his dual wielding of throwing and hitting, was selected to wear the uniform number “12.” At the press conference, he said, “I want to contribute to the team becoming the best in Japan. I want to become a player who is called 'Yazawa' when Nippon-Ham is mentioned."



Pitcher Naoma Kanemura, who joined the team in 2nd place in the draft from Fuji University in Iwate Prefecture, said, "The desire to not lose is stronger than anyone else's. I want to grow into a pitcher who can represent the team someday."



Director Shinjo said, ``I want to raise as many superstars as possible from this team.



The rookie players will go through a joint voluntary training session in January next year and then prepare for the spring camp.