catcher Hikaru Ito, who exercised his overseas free agent (FA) rights and transferred from DeNA to Rakuten Eagles, held a press conference at Rakuten Eagles Mobile on the 10th. number was decided to be "27," which was worn outfielder Takero Okajima who was in the same grade as him and retired at the end of this season.

Although she is originally from Aichi Prefecture, she revealed, "I was born in Akita Prefecture, so I thought I had a connection to Tohoku." Her birthplace is Akita City, as her mother returned to her hometown to give birth. When she returns to her parents' home in Aichi Prefecture, she is served Kiritanpo nabe, a specialty dish of Akita. "Since I have Tohoku blood in me, I hope that people will support me," she said.

He still has many relatives living in Akita Prefecture, and when he was with Orix Buffaloes Buffaloes, they came all the way to Rakuten Eagles Mobile to support him. Next season, a game against Orix Buffaloes is scheduled to be held in Akita on September 1st, and he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to give it my all in the game."