FA = Pitcher Kaino Oo, who transferred to Seibu as compensation for the transfer after exercising his free agent rights, held a press conference and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``I want to compete in a way that makes people feel glad that they came to Seibu.'' Did.
Pitcher Kaino, 27, is a right-handed pitcher with a powerful fastball and a sharp forkball, and was transferred to Seibu as compensation for Hotaka Yamakawa, who exercised his free agent rights and transferred to Softbank.
On the 1st, he held a press conference at the team's office in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, and talked about the series of events in which the name of another pitcher was reported at one point due to a transfer based on personnel compensation, saying, ``When the transfer was decided, I thought, ``It's true.'' I thought, ``Will I become a member of Seibu?'', but gradually I started to realize that,'' he continued, ``Although my seniors and juniors at Softbank have told me that I'll be lonely, I'm looking forward to a serious competition.'' "It's my first experience having my teammates become my enemy, but I want to do my best."
During the press conference, director Kazuo Matsui made a surprise appearance and said, ``Nice to meet you. Let's do our best together.'' At one point, the players looked surprised, nodded ``yes,'' and shook hands.
Pitcher Kaino is expected to play an active role as a reliever at Seibu, and said, ``I want to pitch in at least 50 games.I want to quickly integrate into the team, win the championship, become number one in Japan, and do my best to make people feel glad that I came to Seibu.'' '' he said enthusiastically.