Tsutsugo is a Yoshitomo Tsutsugo builds a stadium for 200 million yen "self-sufficient"! Why do you make every effort to improve the environment of youth baseball? "On the ground of natural grass both inside and outside" –MLB –Number Web”>baseball facility in Hashimoto Natural turf stadium will be completed by the end of the year
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (30) of the US Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, has completed the indoor practice field of the comprehensive sports facility “TSUTSUGO SPORTS ACADEMY” under construction in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, where he was born. We held an online meeting on the 22nd. Tsutsugo said, “I have urged children to create an environment where they can move their bodies as much as they want, rather than giving them detailed tactics and guidance that forces them to practice excessively. I decided to build a stadium to show it as an action.”
Tsutsugo who talks about his thoughts on the facility (provided by Go studio)
The site is about 30,000 square meters. In addition to the indoor driving range, a natural turf stadium with both wings of 100 m, a subground with both wings of 40 m, and a small gymnasium will be constructed. It is said that it will bear the total construction cost of about 200 million yen and will operate as a non-profit general incorporated association with his brother Hiroshi (41).
Mayor Tetsuro Hiraki also attended the meeting, saying, “It is important for children to receive guidance from professional athletes. The city wants to back it up.” It’s immeasurable. I’d like to expect the birth of a new star. “
Tsutsugo said, “When I was a kid, I was muddy and chased after the white ball. At the stadium, I used natural turf according to the climate so that children could throw the ball. In comparison, there are many irregular bounces. An unpredictable environment can develop the ability to look ahead. It should be an advantage for children in the future, “explained the reason for sticking to natural turf.
In the future, he said that there is a plan to establish a youth baseball team based there, “I want to enable professional baseball players and children to practice respectively.” In addition, it was announced that an exercise class will be added to the small gymnasium to provide after-school care and basic physical fitness from an early age. The facility is aiming to be completed by the end of the year, and he was enthusiastic that he would like to raise wonderful children from Wakayama Prefecture and let them fly to the world.
Image of “Tsutsuka Sports Academy” (provided by Go studio)
