On December 21st, a press conference was held at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture to announce the appointment of director and head coach of the Nissan Motor Baseball Club.
Yuki Ito (51), an alumnus of the baseball team, will be the manager of the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. baseball team, which will resume operations in 2025, and Yosuke Shinomiya (46), also the head coach.
The news announced in September of this year that the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. baseball team would resume activities for the first time in 15 years had a huge impact not only on the sports and baseball worlds, but also on the business world. Perhaps because of this, the press conference room was packed with four television cameras and many reporters from not only sports media but also general newspapers.
“I have been eagerly awaiting the revival of the Nissan Motor Baseball Club.The baseball club, which has a history of 50 years, has temporarily stopped moving forward, but we have decided to take another step forward.We will do our best.”
Incoming manager Yuki Ito spoke with a nervous look on his face. The next head coach, Yosuke Shinomiya, also said, “I’ve been studying in the company business for 14 years, and during that time I’ve heard voices from people at the company and from the community who want me to make a comeback.It’s more that I want to play baseball. “I wanted to respond to the voices of those people,” he said.
Two people who have maintained the lifeblood of Nissan Motor Baseball
The two were both active as infielders during their time at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Mr. Ito was a three-time player in the Best Nine of Amateur Baseball and was the captain of the Japanese national team at the IBAF World Cup, earning him the nickname “Mr. Nissan.” Mr. Shinomiya also played an active role for a long time as a great shortstop representing adult baseball.
2023-12-27 08:43:13
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