◆2025 Professional baseball Draft Conference supported by Lipovitan D (23rd)

Leo Ohashi, an infielder from OISCA Hamamatsu International, was selected by Softbank as the fourth pick in the development draft. He is the first player from the school to play in the NPB since the team was founded in 2011.

He was checking the results in a room separate from the press conference, but his name was called at 7:45 pm. He then received congratulations from members of the boys' and girls' baseball teams and his family, who had been waiting for him in the press conference room, and smiled with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

The speedy short stop, who can run the 50 meters in 5.9 seconds, said, "I'm very happy. A dream I've had since I started playing baseball has come true. First of all, I'd like to thank my family, coach, and teammates for all their support. From now on, I'll keep this feeling of gratitude in mind every day and do my best to become a player whose play moves the people who watch." After the press conference, he was lifted up in celebration by his teammates ground.

Although he was born in the Heisei era, his name uses the same kanji as the new era name "Reiwa." The name is derived from Osamu Tezuka's popular manga "Jungle Emperor Leo," and the wish is expressed that "he will grow up to be a strong and tough child like Leo." Softbank has a deep roster of development players, but he aims to become a strong and tough player, just like his name suggests, and be promoted to the regular team.

Manager Nagai Koji expressed his joy, saying, "I'm glad that he took the draft." The manager's name was mentioned as a draft candidate during his time as a professional player, but he was overlooked. For that reason alone, he was overwhelmed with emotion, saying, "I feel like my son has fulfilled my dream for me." (Ito Asuka)

◆Ohashi Reo was born on July 2nd, 2007 in Yaizu, Shizuoka. He is 18 years old. He started playing baseball in the Wada Elementary School youth baseball club in the third grade of elementary school, and joined the baseball club at Wada Junior High School. He has been a regular at OISCA Hamamatsu International since the summer of his first year, wearing number 6 jersey. His favorite professional baseball player is Seibu 's Genda. He is 177 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. He throws and bats right-handed.

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