On October 31, it was revealed that pitcher Ikki Nakahiyoshi (36) will be retiring from active duty for this season only. It will be officially announced by the team in the near future.

As an ace in 2010 and 2011, he led the league championship consecutively. He had double-digit victories for five consecutive years until 2012, but in recent years he has suffered a breakdown, and this season, year 15, he has won 1 victory and 2 losses in 4 matches starting from 1 army. The right arm, which supported the golden age of the Ochiai era, takes off the uniform.

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Yoshimi, who supported the golden age of China and Japan, finally takes off his uniform. Under Ochiai’s supervision, he struggled like an ace in 10 and 11 years when he won the league championship back-to-back. The right arm that built an era, like scoring 90 victories in total, decided to say goodbye to active duty. It will be officially announced by the team in the near future.

Born in Kyoto, after working in Kanemitsu Osaka, he joined Chunichi in 2005 from Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. In 2008, he made a standout appearance with 10 wins and 10 holds on both starting and intermediate wheels. They have been established as a starting lineup since 2009 and won the most successful title with 16 wins. In 2011, he won the most wins and the best defense rate with his most 18 wins, and led the last league title for China and Japan. After that, he suffered shoulder and elbow injuries, and after 13 wins in 2012, he was far from winning double digits.

“If it doesn’t work, it’s over. It depends on your life in baseball, not someone else.” This season, the 15th year, he has entered the season with unwavering determination. The remodeling of the camp began. Like the giant Kanno, we change the style to start with the upper body first, and we change the plate position to the side of first base, and try and miss another flower. As a result of his efforts, he entered the opening rotation, but lost the farm with 1 win and 2 losses in 3 games. The re-promoted match against DeNA (Yokohama) on September 13 also fell by 2 goals in the middle of the fifth inning, and the Second Army’s adjustment continued.

This season, pitcher Yudai Ohno has fully awakened as an ace, and pitcher Koji Fukutani has made his starting lineup blossom. Including Masayoshi Katsuno in the second year, Matsuba from the transfer group and new foreigner Yariel Rodriguez filled the starting lineup, so the playing field has decreased. According to a person familiar with the matter, he sought to transfer to another team, but ultimately chose to retire.

After retiring, he plans to leave the team and participate in baseball from behind the net, including criticism. The retirement match is expected to be against Yakult on the 6th at the Nagoya Dome. The number 19, which was a symbol of the strong dragon, delivers the final brave figure to fans.

◆ Kazuki Yoshimi Born in Kyoto prefecture on September 19, 1984 (Showa 59). After working at Kanemitsu Osaka’s Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., he joined China-Japan in 2005 with a desired framework. They have emerged as a starting lineup since 2008, and in 2009 they won the most with 16 wins. In 2011, he won the most with 18 wins and won the highest defense rate with a 1.65 defense rate, contributing to the league title. Due to the effects of shoulder and elbow injuries and surgeries, the last double digit victory was 13 wins in 2012. This season, 1 win and 2 losses in the opening 4 games. The total record is 222 games, 90 wins and 56 losses, 11 holds, defense rate 2.94.182 cm, 90 kg. Right handed.