Nippon-Ham Fighters catcher Yuya Gunji opened his voluntary training session to the public on the 15th at ESCON. He spoke of his determination to continue playing as the "fourth batter and third baseman" for the entire year.

After warming up by running and other activities, he repeated the basic golo catch and finally took a knock at the third base position. I don't think there are many baseball teams that allow you to practice using the home ground infield, so I took advantage of that privilege and took a knock at third again today. I feel grateful to be able to practice there."

This season he will compete solely at third base. As the offseason began, he confirmed manager Shinjo's intentions via direct message. "I sent a DM to my boss, and he told me that he is considering only playing third base this year. I want to live up to those expectations. I want to play as third base for the whole year," he said, responding to the manager's wishes.

He has no intention of giving up his position as the fourth batter either. At the start of the new year, the manager told him, "If you can hit around .280 in 30 games, you'll stay as the fourth batter this year." Although Gunji doesn't particularly like batting average as a goal, he accepted it, saying, "I'd like to stay as the fourth batter all year."

number 3 and 4th third. number Although he is often quoted as a great player, he said, "There is a part of me where people are talking about me too much. I want to keep my feet firmly on the ground, look at myself from a bird's eye view, and try not to look at myself too broadly.