January 22, 2022 18:22
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the U.S. Major League Baseball Pirates held an online press conference on the 22nd, covering about 200 million yen at his own expense and proceeding with the construction of a comprehensive sports facility such as a baseball field in his hometown of Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture. Announced that there is. In the future, there are plans to establish a youth baseball team and run after-school care and sports classes.
The facility is constructing large and small baseball stadiums with natural grass and a small gymnasium. We are aiming for completion by the end of the year.
Tsutsugo explained about the facility, “I want to make it a place to learn the basics of playing an active part in society through baseball, not just for children who aim to become professional baseball players.” Regarding the establishment of the youth baseball team, he said, “I want to start moving after the facility is completed.”
