Ishizuka doing a fist pump at Hanasaki Tokuei High School
The professional baseball draft meeting was held on the 24th, and <a href="https://time.news/hayato-sakamoto-giants-1st-baseman-hiroaki-ishizukas-goal-is-i-want-to-be-a-player-who-can-hit-30-saitama-hanasaki-tokue-high-school-tokyo-shimbun-tokyo-web/" title="Hayato Sakamoto Giants 1st baseman Hiroaki Ishizuka's goal is “I want to be a player who can hit .30.''Saitama Hanasaki Tokue High School: Tokyo Shimbun Tokyo Web”>Hiroaki Ishizuka (18) of Saitama Prefecture’s Hanasaki Tokuei was the Giants’ first pick.
At a press conference at the school, Ishizuka said with a smile, “My dream has been to be a professional baseball player since I was little. I am happy to be able to come on this day.”
Ishizuka says his family have been Giants fans for a long time. After being selected with pick No. 1, he informed his father on the phone, “I’ve been picked by the Giants. He said his father told him, “The future is important.
Regarding his three years of high school at Hanasaki Tokuei, he said, “I chose Hanasaki Tokuei because I wanted to go pro after high school. he looked back.
After his nomination, Coach Iwai said, “His physical and mental abilities are being assessed, but he achieved results on the big stage and helped the team win.”
Born in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture. He has been playing as a central player for Hanasaki Tokuei since the fall of his first year. In this summer’s prefectural tournament, he played as the No. 1 shortstop. 4 and led the team to Koshien for the first time in five years, scoring 11 RBI.
Taiga Uehara (17), who was the school’s ace player, was also selected third in the Orix development. At the press conference, Uehara said with a smile, “I’m honestly happy. “I was nervous until my name was called, but I believed and stayed. I want to do my best so that I can play against Ishizuka someday,” he said enthusiastically. (Yusaku Adachi)
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