Yota Kyoda, who was traded from Chunichi to DeNA, a professional baseball player, held a press conference on joining the team and said, "My goal is to be a regular shortstop for a year."
Kyoda, who is in his 6th year as a professional, is known for his stable defense and running ability. I participated in it, and I also served as the player chairman from the year before.
However, he only appeared in 43 games this season, and transferred from Chunichi in an exchange trade with DeNA pitcher Takeki Sunada.
Kyoda held a press conference at the team office in Yokohama on the 5th and said, "I'm really looking forward to becoming a member of the team. I was surprised when I heard about the trade, but I was also happy. Chunichi was also trying to rejuvenate, As long as I'm a baseball player, there's no meaning if I don't play in the game, so I want to thank the Baystars for giving me this chance."
He also said, "I have five years of shortstop experience in Chunichi, so I would like to use the positioning that captures the characteristics of the batter as a weapon."
On top of that, for the next season, he said, "My goal is to be a regular in the short program for a year, but I want to prepare for what the team has given me. And I want to repay the kindness of Chunichi who has been indebted to me." I told
Also, his jersey number has been decided as "98".