Seibu Lions' third-year development infielder, Koji Kaneko (22), opened his voluntary training session to the public in Maebashi, Gunma on the 23rd, revealing his strong determination to be promoted to the regular team.
光明相模原からＢＣリーグ・埼玉を経て、２３年育成ドラフト４位で西武に入団した右投左打の内野手。今オフも「間近で動きを見たいのが一番。近くで見て勉強する意味で」と昨オフに続いて源田壮亮内野手（３２）に頼み込み、滝沢とともに「源田塾」に２年連続で参加した。ノックでは意識して常に源田のあとにボールを受け「（ノックを）受けてるときの足の動きとかを後ろから見て勉強しています」と７年連続７度のゴールデングラブ賞を受賞した名手の技を全吸収しようと試みている。
As he enters his third year of training, he is fully prepared and says, "The amount of training has increased." He has been scheduled to start spring training in Kochi's Haruno second team. "I want to bat in a way that makes people think I'm different from the other players. I want to be under the control of the team, but that won't happen unless I get results, so I want to focus on results," he said.
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