On the 28th, Orix held a press conference at a hotel in Osaka City to announce the signing of new players.
number was also announced, and the 5th pick in the draft, Shu Takaya pitcher, will carry "43". The club's OB and World Series MVP right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers) wore the career number for three years from the time he joined the team in 2017 until it was changed to "18". Takatani himself said, "It's up to the team to decide, but it's a number I want to wear if it's empty and I want to wear it," and he renewed his determination, saying, "The player I admire is Yamamoto, and I want to be a pitcher player who can be trusted by the team."
Nobeoka Gakuen pitcher Atsuya Fujikawa, who was the first pick in the draft, will wear the number 31. Until this year, the number was worn by starting second second baseman Ryo Ota, who was the first pick in the 2018 draft, and in the past by key players such as Eiichi Koyano and Makoto Shiozaki. "We are a team with many successful young players. I want to become pitcher who is known as the 'face' of Japanese baseball," he said enthusiastically.
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