The "Sansankai", a gathering of business people who support professional baseball and the giants, was held in Tokyo, and the recent status of honorary director Shigeo Nagashima and the activities of the players selected as representative members of the WBC (World Baseball Classic) were held. A voice of hope was heard.
Before the opening of the professional baseball season, the "Sansankai", a gathering of business people who support the giants, was held at a hotel in Tokyo on the night of the 7th.
Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Sansankai, said in his greetings about the recent situation of honorary director Nagashima, who fell at home in September last year and was found to have bleeding in his brain, "He is hospitalized, but his physical condition is improving. I'm on my way, so I pray that I can get well as soon as possible."
Regarding the WBC's first match on the 9th, Tatsunori Hara, who led the Japanese national team to victory in the 2009 tournament, said, "Kazumasa Okamoto, who became the captain of the giants, and Shosei Togo, who became the pitcher captain, are two big players. I'm going to the Japan national team, but I think he will do a great job," he expressed his expectations.