Junichi Tazawa, who was not nominated, did not appear BC Saitama Musashi “A word of regret. His great turning point” | Full-Count

Right arm that will turn 35 next year with enough achievements … Under the command of returning to Japan this season, without an appointment for training

Junichi Tazawa, pitcher for Route-in BC League Saitama Musashi Heat Bears, was not nominated by 12 teams at the “2020 Professional Baseball Draft Conference supported by Lipobitan D” on the 26th. The abolition of the “Tazawa Rule” it opened the door to NPB, but every team avoided it.

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After the preliminary meeting, Tazawa did not hold a meeting and Kota Kaku, director of Musashi Saitama, took over. “I thought it would be good and bad. It was not a good thing for us. A shame. I think it will be a huge turning point in his future life in baseball.”

Tazawa rejected NPB’s nomination project in 2008 when it belonged to Shin Nihon Oil ENEOS (now ENEOS) and announced a big challenge. He signed a 6-year contract with Red Socks. In response to this, in the Japanese baseball world, if an amateur player contracts with a professional baseball team abroad without going through the NPB baseball team, it is not possible to contract the NPB baseball team for a set period (2 years for high school students, 3 years for college students and working adults). The “Tazawa Rule” has been created.

In 2013, Tazawa contributed the world’s best red socks as the top of the ensemble. Since 2017, he has traveled to the Marlins and elsewhere, and this season, which is his twelfth in the United States, he signed a contract as a minor player with the Reds, but the contract was canceled in March. He returned to Japan under the influence of the spread of the new corona virus infection, and in July he signed a contract with BC Saitama Musashi and returned to Japan.

Two months later, in September, the NPB executive committee and 12 teams officially decided to abolish the “Tazawa Rule.” It was possible to nominate at this year’s draft meeting, and while the focus is on the trends of each team, Tazawa said: “If I am nominated, I would like to consult with several people and decide.” Tazawa will turn 35 next season, despite his accomplishments. Some teams were on the nomination list, but they were reluctant. After that, a training draft was also made, but the name was not called until the end, and the result was regrettable.