Yuya Mori, a catcher who has decided to join the team by exercising his free agent rights to professional baseball and Orix, said at a press conference, "I want to do my best to contribute to the team's third consecutive victory." I was.
Mori is 27 years old from Osaka.
In Seibu, who joined the team in first place in the draft, he won the Pacific League MVP in 2019, his sixth year as a catcher of power hitting.
Mori exercised his FA rights only for domestic transfers from Seibu during the off-season, and both were decided to join Orix with an estimated four-year contract totaling 1.8 billion yen.
Mori, who held an interview at a hotel in Osaka on the 26th, said, "Your words of wanting me to come touched my heart. When I was in the 6th grade of elementary school, I played for the Orix junior team, and Manager Nakajima was a catcher. I thought I could improve," he said, explaining why he decided to transfer to Orix.
He explained that the jersey number "4" was the number worn by Molina, a catcher who played an active part in the major leagues until this season. was talking
On top of that, he enthusiastically said, "My number one weapon is my bat, but I want to make sure that the defense that I've built up so far is also well evaluated. I want to do my best so that I can contribute to the team's third consecutive victory." was