Alumnus Hiroki Kuroda, who has been appointed as a team advisor from this season, visited the Nichinan Camp in Hiroshima, a professional baseball team, and spoke of his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to help the players so that they can lead a wonderful baseball life."
On the 4th day of the Nichinan camp in Hiroshima, Mr. Kuroda, who has been appointed as a team advisor from this season on the 4th day of the team, visited Tenpuku Stadium, the camp site, as a surprise.
Mr. Kuroda, in a suit, watched the free batting from behind the cage alongside Director Takahiro Arai.
Mr. Kuroda has been giving advice to the players since the 5th, and said, "I am deeply moved to be able to play with the juniors who fought together on the ground. I want to help the players so that they can have a wonderful baseball life." .
Director Arai said, "I was surprised when I didn't know Mr. Kuroda was coming. I want the pitchers to go and ask Mr. Kuroda more and more."
On the other hand, Shogo Akiyama, in his first training camp in four years in Japan, was working on the point of batting so as not to get stuck as a batting theme, and he was looking for his ideal form in free batting.
He also tee batted and swung the bat after practice.
Akiyama said, "I want to bring the point of hitting closer to my image and do it in the same way in the actual game. I want to accumulate what I am doing now."