Softbank Hawks Hawks president Sadaharu Oh (85) visited the Miyazaki training camp for the first time this year on the 10th, and was busy moving around energetically. Due to his health after suffering from influenza at the end of the year, he was watching the practice of the Fukuoka Chikugo team, which was mainly made up of third-division players, until the 8th.

I got up from my pipe chair next to the third base bench and headed to ground just after the pitching and infield lineup. He jumped into the circle. throw The first thing he did was to give some advice to the team that pitcher had been making a lot of mistakes. home run The team's goal is to get 20 hits this year," said Nomura, who is aiming for a permanent spot in the lineup. When the press told him that his target was 20, he immediately said, "That's not very many," and ordered, "My target is 30 or 40. He advised Nomura to set his sights on a bigger target of 30 or 40 hits.

The Giants Mizuno, who came to greet him, encouraged the general manager, saying, "The Giants have to be strong." "If I continue to play in the game, I can hit about 30 hits," he expected his student Richard. While it was still chilly, when I watched the entire practice to the end, I left the stadium with a sense of fulfillment. (Koichiro Shimao)