Pro baseball Softbank 's Yuki Yanagita outfielder will participate in a talk show at the Folio Otsu Ichiriyama shopping mall in Otsu, Shiga, on June 6.
He will be joined by former Softbank outfielder and Shiga native Kenta Nakanishi for a talk on the theme of "What is authenticity?" Admission is free.
Before the talk show, "Fureai baseball Classroom" was also held at Moriyama Municipal Baseball Stadium in Moriyama City (in case of rain, at Moriyama Municipal Gymnasium). Three former professional baseball players from Shiga Prefecture, Nakanishi, former Chunichi player Shun Ishikawa, and former Rakuten player Yoshiki Norimoto, and Yanagida will teach professional skills to 250 3rd to 6th graders.
baseball class is hosted by T&S Sports School, which was founded in 1992 and operates sports schools for seven sports, including baseball and soccer, in Shiga Prefecture.
◆Yuki Yanagita (Yuki Yanagita) Born October 9, 1988 in Hiroshima Prefecture. 37 years old. After graduating from Hiroshima Commercial High School and Hiroshima University of Economics, he joined Softbank as the second pick in the 2010 draft. In 2015, he achieved a triple three with a batting average of .363, 34 Home Run, 99 RBI, and 32 stolen base, and was also named the league's leading hitter, had the highest on-base percentage, and was named league MVP. He has been the leading hitter twice and had the highest on-base percentage four times. He throws right and bats left.
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