Surprisingly strong, if that is not the basis, you will not be able to continue to achieve results
Yakult Tetsuto Yamada infielder enjoyed the league championship for the first time in six years as captain. Although he suffered poorly last season, he played in 136 games this season, which is his 11th year as a professional player, with a batting average of .272, 34 home runs and 101 RBIs. Last year, he signed a super-large contract with a total of 4 billion yen (estimated amount) for 7 years, and ran for himself and became captain. Junji Ogawa, general manager (GM), who has been watching Yamada’s growth since the first year of joining the team as a 1st army coach, talked about it.
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It was a season when I could see the awareness and will of being a “captain” in Yamada. Considering achievements and age, you must have qualifications. Until now, I wasn’t the type to take the lead, but this year I had a big contract and I ran for captain among him, and my thoughts were expressed. However, it is not an easy world where you can improve your grades. Maybe it’s because they signed a large contract. I think that is where he is changing.
Last year there was a breakdown and I couldn’t say that I was in good shape, but if I have been doing it for a long time, there will be years when it will break down. The evaluation was the best that he had accumulated so far. Even if I think about the future, I can still do enough in terms of age. As a team, I decided that if I had to take care of my body, my grades would follow. Yamada has not only baseball skills and achievements, but also unexpected physical strength. It’s not very close-up, but if it’s not the basis, it’s hard to keep achieving such results. I was wondering what would happen for a year because my ankles weren’t good this year as well, but once the season starts, it’s been going on steadily. Ah, while saying this, I feel that my physical strength is really amazing.
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