NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings Co., Ltd. (President: Satoshi Horikiri) held the “NX Group x Samurai Japan Baseball Class” on Sunday, December 8th at “NIPPON EXPRESS Urawa Ballpark” in Urawa Ward, Saitama City. Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata and pitching coach Kazuki Yoshimi were invited as special instructors, and together with members of the Nippon Express Baseball Team, they provided technical guidance to 99 children, including youth baseball teams in Saitama Prefecture and the families of NX Group employees. Ta.
As part of its community-based social contribution activities, the Nippon Express Baseball Club has held baseball classes in its hometown of Saitama City, as well as at camp sites and on field trips. In addition, since October 2015, we have been supporting Japan’s national baseball team “Samurai Japan” for each generation as a diamond partner, and we recently announced that Samurai Japan, which has completed its competition at “Ragzasu Presents 3rd WBSC Premier 12,” We invited two special instructors from the Nippon Express Baseball Club to hold our sixth baseball class.
The children who participated that day listened intently to instructions from Manager Ibata, pitching coach Yoshimi, and players who are active on the front lines of adult baseball, and practiced hitting, fielding, pitching, and other skills.
In addition, after practice, we had a question time session with Coach Ibata and others, and a rock-paper-scissors competition to win autographed goods, etc., and the children were all smiles from beginning to end. One participant commented, “I was happy to be able to learn directly from the managers and coaches I had watched on TV.I learned a lot.”
At the closing ceremony, two special lecturers said, “I think it’s important to continue, so please be patient and do your best in what you have decided to do.” Apply what you learned today to your future baseball career and your own life. I want him to live.” (Yoshimi) (Pitching coach), “Nowadays, women’s baseball is becoming more popular, and there is also a women’s Samurai Japan.Boys and girls have started playing baseball, so please do your best to become Samurai Japan.” (Director Ibata) gave a passionate cheer. Sent. A player from the Nippon Express Baseball Club said, “Being able to play baseball with elementary school students gave me energy and made me feel like baseball is fun again.When I was in elementary school, I didn’t have the opportunity to participate in baseball classes.” So I think it was a great experience to be able to listen to the stories of the active players,” said Captain Soeda.
The NX Group will continue to fulfill its responsibility for social development by connecting people, companies, and local communities, and will continue to actively engage in activities rooted in the local community and strive to contribute to society.
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