Taiga Kojima (22), catcher from Meiji University who was selected first in the draft by Seibu, received a greeting on the 31st at the school's baseball team training camp in Fuchu, Tokyo. He played in all 10 games in the Tokyo Big Six League league this fall, recording 16 hit, one Home Run, and nine RBI. His batting average of .432, third in the league as of the 31st, contributed to the school's first championship in five seasons. He is also following in the footsteps of two powerful catcher who also made it into the Samurai Japan team.

Dreams are big. left-handed hitter It is characterized by a form that raises the right leg widely. The number is undecided, but he envisions that "the number 10 I wore when I was in elementary school left a pretty good impression." In Seibu, Tomoya Mori (now Orix), who won the leading hitter with a batting average of 30.2 minutes and 9% in 19, is on his back, and he said, "He is a great person who can bat well and can catcher, so I want to do my best to become such a player."

On the other hand, she also admires Oshiro Taku (The Giants), a senior at Tokai University home run and a member of the 2023 WBC World Championship team, saying, "Oshiro is one of my goals. He's left-handed hitter batter like me, but he can hit home runs and hits, and he's also a great catcher." Manager Nishiguchi has stated that she will accompany the first-team camp next spring. "I want to be a player who can help The Lions win," she said, her eyes shining as she looked straight ahead. (Oonaka Ayami)

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・ [Orix] Keisuke Honda, who has decided to retire from active play, will start again as a batting pitcher for his former Seibu "so that it will be beneficial for the players."
・ [Seibu] Kaito Noda, Yamato Fuji, and Taiyo Sato will be sent to the Asian Winter League in Taiwan.
・ [Seibu] Tatsuya Imai and Mitsunari Takahashi will meet next week. Team General Manager Hiroike says, "We will meet next week."