Ihine Itsua of Homare High School in Aichi, who was nominated by Softbank in the first place in the professional baseball draft meeting, signed a provisional contract with the team on the 27th, and said, "I want to leave a result in the first army from the first year." I was.
Ihine, whose parents are from Nigeria, is a large infielder who has a triple edge in both offense and defense.
He was a shortstop in high school, and Softbank single-handedly nominated him in first place at last month's draft meeting.
On the 27th, Ihine negotiated to join the team with Tomohiro Nagai, head of the organization and development headquarters of the team, at a hotel in Nagoya city, and signed a provisional contract with an estimated contract fee of 80 million yen and an annual salary of 8 million yen.
After finishing the provisional contract, Ihine didn't attend the press conference, saying, "I have to do my best, and I feel strong."
He added, "The team says, 'I want you to be like Yuki Yanagida, who defends the shortstop. I want you to aim for the best shortstop in the world.' I want to set a goal to leave a result in the first army match from the first year," he said enthusiastically.