Hanshin announces spring 1st army camp members, all new arrivals start 2nd army
On the 19th, Hanshin announced the members who will participate in the 1st army camp in Ginoza Village, Okinawa from February 1st. While the main force and new assistants are randomly selected, check the players whose names are not here. Closer Fumiya Hojo, who is expected to make a comeback, pitcher Takumi Akiyama, and pitcher Daichi Moriki, who is expected to be in his second year of high school, have started the second army.
All the newcomers, including outfielder Shota Morishita (Chuo University), who went first in the draft, started the second army. In addition, pitcher Yudai Watanabe, who was promoted from coaching to management and played in 32 games last season, posting a 2.45 ERA, and Yuhito Takahama, an infielder who joined from Nippon-Ham in the offseason, and 2017 draft 1. Pitcher Kosuke Baba and first-place closer Yasuhiro Yamamoto have been let go.
Starting this year, the 2nd Army camp will be in the same Okinawa Prefecture as the 1st Army, Uruma Gushikawa Baseball Stadium, where they will play an away game against an adult team on the 23rd. In addition, on the 16th, 20th, and 24th, foreign matches are said to be held at the opponent’s stadium. Who will grab the first ticket of the 1st army with a fierce appeal of this?
(Full Account editorial section)
