Former The Giants player and Nippon-Ham Akihiro Wakabayashi announces his marriage: “From now on, we will challenge ourselves to do various things together as a couple”
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2025.10.24(金) 16:49
Former The Giants and Nippon-Ham Fighters infielder Akihiro Wakabayashi, who retired at the end of this season, updated his Instagram on the 24th to announce that he had gotten married.
Wakabayashi said, “Once again. I have retired at the end of this season. Yomiuri Giants Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters I have had a really rich and precious experience and encounter with these two teams in my life,” he wrote. Nippon-Ham He also posted a photo of him being lifted up by the nine, and three shots of him with Yoshinobu Takahashi, a senior player at Toin Gakuen who also played as a manager and player at his retirement game on September 28 against Eastern Yakult (Kamagaya) The Giants, and his former Toin Gakuen manager, current Seisa International Shonan manager Keisaburo Tsuchiya. He also posted three shots with Keisaburo Tsuchiya, manager of Seisa International Shonan, who was manager at Toin Gakuen and is now manager of Seisa International Shonan.
“I started my life as a professional baseball player with the Giants, where I was able to grow a lot in both technique and mental strength, and I was able to experience winning the league championship twice. I feel like I learned an important part of being a baseball player from seeing everyone on that traditional team playing like competitors, with a strong desire to win. I was traded to The Fighters but I got injured soon after and couldn’t contribute anything. However, during my two years with The Fighters, I was able to experience the team’s goals and Boss’s baseball, and made many new discoveries.” “There were many times when I felt like giving up, but the support of the fans pushed me forward and I was able to see it through to the very end. I am truly grateful,” he wrote.
He then wrote, “Finally, an announcement. This is a personal matter, but I would like to announce that I have gotten married,” and uploaded a photo of his wedding ring. “I am truly grateful to my wife for creating an environment where I could fulfill my role as a baseball player until the very end and for watching over me until the very end. From now on, as a new beginning, we will be taking on various challenges together as a couple. I would appreciate your warm support. Thank you for your continued support. I will provide an update on future plans at a later date.”
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