On the 29th, Orix outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto (34) promised to give “power water” to the farm team. The Western League Softbank on the 31st and 1st of June will be held for the first time in Tokushima Prefecture as the “Awa-Tokushima Series,” and on the 31st in particular, the venue will be his hometown, Anan City. With the help of his family, he secured 50 sweet potatoes to give to the farm team.
“Anan City puts a lot of effort into baseball, and there are a lot of people who love baseball. I want the children to enjoy watching the games.” Although he was unable to return home, it is the younger players who are entertaining the fans of Tokushima and Anan City. The local “Yamainu Cafe” also agreed with Sugimoto and will make sweet potatoes using the local specialty “Naruto Kintoki”.
Sugimoto himself holds open practice sessions and baseball classes in Anan City almost every year, and is proactive in expanding baseball population. Achieving success in the first team is also a way of giving back. Ahead of the collaborative match with the Japan Sumo Association for the three-game series against Hiroshima (Kyocera Dome) starting June 3rd, the team released a sumo wrestler-style image of him, wearing the shikona name “Raoh.” He has the kindness and power of a Yokozuna. (Osada Toru)
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