Lotte's new player announcement event was held at Lotte headquarters on the 11th.

First-round draft pick Genki Ishigaki (Kendai Takasaki High School) said enthusiastically, "I want to surprise everyone by throwing 170 km/h. No Japanese player has yet managed to throw 170 km/h, so I want to throw it and surprise the whole of Japan."

Manager Saburo encouraged the players, saying, "This draft was a very satisfying one for me. They will be becoming professional baseball players, and I'm sure it will be a difficult road, but I hope they can become part of the first team as soon as possible. Practice will be tough, but let's do our best." He also set a goal, saying, "My dream is to see all 10 of these players winning and winning the championship in a few years' time, pitching as regulars and aces on the first team."

▼ Draft-selected players

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1st place: 18. Genki Ishigaki (Kendai Takasaki High School, pitcher)

2nd place 13 Kaidai Mori (Meiji University, throwing)

3rd place: 40 Yorihito Okumura (Yokohama High School, pitcher)

4th place 55 Yuya Sakurai (Shohei High School)

5th place 46 Hayato Fuji (Nippon Express, pitcher)

6th place 69 Ryoki Okamura (Tomishima High School, catcher)

7th place 60 Tanaka Taisei (Honda Suzuka, pitcher)

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1st place 126 Nakayama Masato (Mito Keimei High School, pitcher)

2nd place 127 Yoshihide Takahashi (Tokushima Indigo Sox, pitcher)

3rd place 128 Ryo Sugiyama (Aichi Gakuin University, Foreign)