"Since he won the Rookie of the Year award, I want to win it too," says Lotte's second-round draft pick Kaito Mori, looking forward to a pitching match with his high school senior, Orix 's Shumpeita Yamashita

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2025.11.2(日) 06:40

明大の島岡元監督の銅像を前にプロでの活躍を誓ったロッテ2位の毛利

Meiji University's Mori Kaidai pitcher (22), who was selected by Lotte as the second pick in the draft, received a nomination greeting at the training camp in Fuchu City, Tokyo on the 1st. The left-hander from Fukuoka smiled and said, "My parents are happy with the Pacific League team (which has a Fukuoka expedition)." The Hawks He is a junior and pitched at the first pitch ceremony at a ball banquet held at Mizuho PayPay (then Yahoo Oku D) in 16. "Softbank is a team I've watched since I was little, and I want to closer," he said, vowing to defeat the Japan Corps in mound of memories.

He is also looking forward to a pitching match with Orix 's Yamashita, who was a year ahead of him at Fukuoka University Ohori High School and with whom he played catch. "(Yamashita) Shunpei won the Rookie of the Year award (in 2011), so I want to win it too," he said with shining eyes.

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"Since he won the Rookie of the Year award, I want to win it too," says Lotte's second-round draft pick Kaito Mori, looking forward to a pitching match with his high school senior, Orix 's Shumpeita Yamashita