◆2025 Professional baseball Draft Conference supported by Lipovitan D (23rd)
On the 23rd, Chuo University infielder Shigenaga Akira was selected by Rakuten in the third round. "I'm filled with joy. As a member of Rakuten I want to contribute to becoming the best team in Japan," he said with enthusiasm.
Shigenaga is 175 cm tall, 83 kg right-handed hitter of hard hit. He has the experience of participating in Koshien in the spring and summer of his third year at Osaka Toin High School. At junior high school, he has been a regular since he was a junior. In the spring of 3, he won the top hitter in the Toto University League, which is full of talented players. He has a reputation for leadership, such as being entrusted with the captaincy. "I am good at batting, and I want to make use of my aggressiveness and being able to hit at a wide angle. The brightness is not inferior."
His role model is Rakuten 's Asamura, a senior at Osaka Toin High School. "I want to become a right-handed batter who represents the baseball world, just like Asamura," he said enthusiastically.
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