◇ Chiba Lotte Marines signs a professional contract with Tsuyoshi Yamazaki; his uniform number will be 38.
Chiba Lotte Marines announced that they have signed a regular player contract with Tsuyoshi Yamazaki. Yamazaki was released by Tohoku Rakuten Eagles last offseason and signed a development player contract with Chiba Lotte Marines. This season, he has recorded 17 At Bat in 55 hit in 19 games in the minor leagues, for a batting average of .309. number will change from "138" to "38".
He was registered to play in that day's game in place of Polanco, who had temporarily returned home for the birth of a family member's child. He came in as a substitute in the field and also had his first at-bat since joining defense.
▼Comment from Yamazaki▼
"I am grateful for being given this opportunity and for being picked up by everyone. I am also filled with gratitude to everyone who has supported and cheered me on up to this point. From here on, I will do my best to contribute to the team in any way I can."
◇ Orix Buffaloes "Sense Owners Day" on June 12th: Osaka Toin alumnus Hiroto Fukumori to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the second year in a row.
Orix Buffaloes announced that their game against Hanshin Tigers on June 12th (Friday) will be held as "Sense Owners Day," sponsored by Sense Trust Co., Ltd., and that Hiroto Fukumori, a former teammate of Tomoya Tomoya Mori and an alumnus of Osaka Toin High School's baseball team who is battling a rare form of cancer, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch, just as he did last year.
On the day of the event, Ms. Fukumori, who underwent her fourth surgery in March of this year and is currently undergoing treatment, will throw a ball with the hope of "becoming a source of hope for those suffering from the same illness." In addition, there will be a ceremonial first pitch by Mr. Yasuhito Imanaka, President and CEO of Sense Trust Co., Ltd., and Mr. Yoshio Itoi, the company's ambassador. Other planned events include a raffle with prizes such as jersey, and the distribution of original fans at each entrance gate.
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