On the 8th, Softbank Hawks held a press conference in Fukuoka City to announce the new players. First-round draft pick Rintaro Sasaki, infielder from Stanford University, was absent as he had not yet expressed his intention to join the team. Four contracted players from the second to fifth rounds and eight development players attended the press conference.
Ryuta Inagawa pitcher (Kyushu Kyoritsu University), who placed second, expressed his determination, saying, "My goal as a professional is to be trusted by the team and become a pitcher that can win." number was decided to be "13" and said, "I got a good number, and I want to play as a starter, so I will do my best to become the ace of The Hawks. I want to be able to win by double digits every year." Also, when asked for a message to Sasaki, he said, "I want to play with you, so I definitely want you to come."
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