Samurai manager Ibata observes Seibu vs. Nippon-Ham game, gives high praise to Seibu ‘s Natsuo Takizawa, Nishikawa, Nippon-Ham Ham’s Mizuno, Yazawa and others | Pacific League

Samurai Japan manager Ibata Hirokazu inspected the pre-game practice for the Seibu-Nippon-Ham game (Tokyo Dome) on the 14th.

He spoke with Seibu ‘s Nishiguchi and Nippon-Ham-Ham’s Shinjo for over 10 minutes each, and confirmed the upcoming schedule and notable players of both teams. He also spoke with Seibu ‘s Sumida and Genda, Nippon-Ham, and others.

When interviewed after the inspection, Manager Ibata said of Seibu Natsuo Takizawa infielder, “He’s good. In my decades of experience, I have never seen a first-year high school graduate who is defense perfect. The first year of high school, I’ve seen a lot of people who have been very good at it, and I’ve seen a lot of people who have been very good at it. He also prefaced his comments by saying, “I can’t help but look at short stop (Nippon-Ham) water fielder’s choice hands, and he also has very good feet. Seibu I think Nishikawa (of Nippon-Ham) and Yazawa (of ) will be good pieces, too,” he said, adding that he had high expectations for them.

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