The announcement of new players from the professional baseball team Seibu was announced, and Waseda University's Takuya Hiruma, the first draft pick, spoke enthusiastically, saying, "I want to be the top hitter."

The announcement of Seibu's new players joining the team was held at a hotel in Tokyo, and was attended by 10 people, including the training players nominated at this year's draft meeting, and director Kazuo Matsui.



Of these, Hiruma, who was drafted first, is an outfielder who has both offense and defense, including being selected as a member of the Japan national team at university.



Hiruma, who used to play for the Seibu junior team, said, "Ever since I was little, I've set a goal of playing for the Saitama Seibu Lions, and now I'm very happy to wear the uniform and stand on this stage." .



He then wrote down his goal as ``Leading hitter'' on a piece of paper and said, ``I want to do my best to finally become the leading hitter in the Lions and surpass the 2,000 hits that Takumi Kuriyama also marked.''



Coach Matsui said, ``The players are all looking good.



Beginning in the new year, the new players will conduct joint voluntary training to prepare for the spring training camp starting in February.

Enthusiasm of new recruits

Saeki Kakujo High School's Yudai Furukawa, who finished second in the draft, said, "I'm very happy to be able to wear the uniform I've seen on TV so far, and I feel like I'm going to do my best from now on. Just like the uniform number '33', I want to aim for the Triple Crown or Triple Three."

Kaito Noda, a high school affiliated with Kyushu International University, who was third in the draft, said, "I feel like I've become a member of the Lions wearing a uniform. First of all, I want to work on building a body that doesn't get injured this year." I was.

Asia University pitcher Mikato Aoyama, who was drafted 4th, said, "I feel like I'm standing on the start line because I feel like I'm going to be a professional through my uniform. I want to do my best to be able to pitch throughout the season without injury."

Omi High School pitcher Yoto Yamada, who was ranked 5th in the draft, said, "I've been waiting impatiently for the world of professional baseball, so I'm really excited. I want to spend my first year building a body that doesn't get injured."

Ryoryo Kodama of Osaka Gas, who was drafted sixth in the draft, said, "Until now, I hadn't felt it very much, but now that I've worn the uniform and become a professional baseball player, I've come to realize. I want to be a player who is not ashamed of his uniform number."

Kazuki Nomura of the Ishikawa Million Stars, who ranked first in training, said, "I've always wanted to wear the uniforms of the 12 professional baseball teams, so I feel like I've finally made it to the starting line. From a training player to represent Japan. I want to do my best to become a player," he said.



Montel Higuma of the Tokushima Indigo Socks, who ranked second in training, said, "I feel like I've become a professional baseball player wearing the uniform. I was talking to



Chukyo University pitcher Taiki Miura, who ranked third in training, said, "I feel like I've become a professional, but I'm a training player, so I want to appeal more than anyone else from the start of joint voluntary training."



Hosei University's Ryosuke Korezawa, who ranked 4th in training, said, "I want to wear this uniform and play at the Belluna Dome as soon as possible. There are only players who are better than me, but I want to gain a lot of experience with the goal of being registered under the control." I was.