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The baseball boy grew huge and found himself on the highest stage again. Masahiro Tanaka (32), Rakuten pitcher, started the open game with the giant. When he was in elementary school, he played Hayato Sakamoto, an infielder (32), who was a teammate on “Koyanosato Tigers” in Itami, Hyogo. The first at bat is walks and the second at bat is a medium flight. It became a powerful offense and defense. Masahiro Tanaka shoots seven innings and runs a goal, and heads to the Nippon-Ham Fighter on the 27th, which will take place at the base as scheduled. Sakamoto, who was concerned about the condition of his waist, is enthusiastically celebrating his fifteenth season.
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“Tanaka” and “Hayato”. The two who played in Japan for the first time in eight years belonged to “Kunyori Tigers” when they were in elementary school and were called that.
I put on the sleeves in the same uniform. After spending days innocently playing with a cue ball, he became one of Japan’s top pitching stars. Mr. Mitsutaka Yamazaki (75), who was the director of “Kunyori” at the time, remembers the two children as “a special existence”. There are about 15 people in the same grade. The individuality of the two was outstanding.
Masahiro Tanaka excelled in his constant efforts in everything. The results of the study are excellent and the characters are beautiful and polite. Fifteen minutes before the start of practice at 9am, he appeared on the ground and quietly warmed up his busy teammates.
I never made a soft noise during the practice of staying. One day in sixth grade of primary school. I stood in the corner of the floor wearing the catcher’s armor for repeated hitting practice that I made a mistake in the game. Practice throwing a ball that rolled in front of home plate until it hits three balls on the string in the center of the net about 16 meters away near the mound. It works well until the second ball, but the third ball does not hit easily. Peeled off and never give up. The environment does not matter. I shook my arm many times to overcome it until I achieved my goal.
Sakamoto got his friends involved and made efforts while having fun. Even on practice break, I took 6 or 7 teammates to the ground with a bat and worked hard to swing. The swing time is about 30 minutes. The appearance of playing innocently for the remaining time was like a child.
Until the beginning of sixth grade, when he teamed up with Masahiro Tanaka as a pitcher, he was in a fixed position. His light legs and grips were full of style. Even if they didn’t tell me, when I caught a ball deep in Sanyu, I hit first baseman 4 or 5 meters ahead with no steps and surely put out. He had the ability to think and execute on his own.
Two contrasting people. President Yamazaki looks nostalgic and remembers vividly. “Tanaka-kun is secretly heading towards him. There were some things that were uncomfortable, but he was a director for 35 years, and he was a hard worker who was one of the five fingers.” I faced myself honestly and grew constantly. Sakamoto says, “I’m the type who doesn’t feel comfortable until I’m number one. The number of competitors at the top grows. If I get to the top, I will try to be beaten.” At times, in batting practice, he was aware of Masahiro Tanaka, who flies further than him, and uses him as a driving force for his growth.
It has been six years since I graduated from elementary school. Masahiro Tanaka opened the professional door in the first round of the 2006 high school draft from Hokkaido and Sakamoto from Aomori. Masahiro Tanaka, who returned to the old nest for the first time in eight years after fighting a ferocious man over the sea, became “Mah-kun of the world.” Sakamoto, who was the youngest right-hander to hit 2,000 hits and continues to run at the forefront of the prestigious team, became the “captain of the giant.”
This is my fifteenth year as a professional. Also required is the role of raising juniors as a mainstay of the team. People are drawn to the wonderful ties and cartoon-like success stories that are rooted. He has a total of 18 at-bats, 5 hits, a 20% batting average, 7 minutes, 8 home runs and 0 home runs. March 20, 2021, Tokyo Dome. The story of the two people, which began in Itami, began to intersect again.[Mikihisa Kuwahara, Soshin Kuninaga]
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