Some of Softbank Hawks 's rookie players moved into the "Young Hawks Dormitory" in Chikugo City, Fukuoka on the 5th. pitcher, draft pick No. 2 (Kyushu Kyoritsu University), brought along a sauna hat with a Softbank Hawks design. "I'll take my time and stay focused, and be careful not to get injured. I want to aim for Rookie of the Year in the end," he vowed, vowing to pitch with the same passion as the sauna.

He came to Chikugo with his luggage loaded onto a truck driven by Tatsuya Yamaguchi, a former baseball team manager who spent four years with him at the university. "I came here talking about my memories of university," he said, entering the dormitory in a relaxed atmosphere. He seemed excited about the joint voluntary training for new recruits that begins on the 7th, saying, "I feel like it's finally starting."

He mentioned a sauna hat as one of his favorite possessions. He won it as a strikeout prize when he visited an amusement facility in Oita Prefecture at the end of last year. "I'm not that confident about my control, though..." he said, hitting 16 targets in about 12 balls. There is also a sauna in the dormitory, and he said with a smile, "I like saunas and go there often, but I don't have a sauna hat. I just won one as a souvenir The Hawks, so I'd like to wear it while I'm in the bath." It looks like he'll be able to spend fulfilling days, including the chance to refresh himself.