The professional baseball draft meeting was held in Tokyo on October 24th, and the captain of the baseball club, Rui Soyama (4th year, Faculty of Commerce), was selected in the first round by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and pitcher Taimon Asari (Faculty of Commerce) was selected in the first round by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. 4th year) was drafted in the third round by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
At the Tatsuo Kishimoto Hall on the 23rd floor of the Liberty Tower on the Surugadai Campus of Meiji University, the baseball team’s manager Yuichiro Yamamoto (professor at the Faculty of Commerce), manager Takehiro Tanaka, and other club officials and fourth-year baseball team members gathered together in front of a large crowd of reporters. We met and watched the live draft meeting. Many students, faculty and staff also watched the broadcast together at the public viewing venue set up on the first floor of Liberty Tower.
When captain Soyama was selected in the first round and pitcher Asari was selected in the third round, the club members cheered and both players, who had looked nervous, burst out into smiles.
Afterwards, both players, Manager Yamamoto, and Manager Tanaka held a press conference.
Captain: Rui Soyama (4th year, Faculty of Commerce)
Captain Soyama, who was drafted in the first round by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, said, “I’ve worked hard to play baseball so far in preparation for today’s draft meeting, so I’m glad that my efforts are paying off.I’ve been playing games since the opening day. , I want to aim to become a player loved by the fans, with the goal of becoming the Rookie of the Year,” he said of his aspirations after joining the team.
Captain Soyama talked about his aspirations after joining the team.
After the press conference, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles president Masayuki Morii, director Kazuhisa Ishii, and scout Yoshinori Okihara visited the school. He met captain Soyama for the first time with a smile on his face.
Pitcher Asari Taimon (4th year, Faculty of Commerce)
Pitcher Asari, who was selected in the third round by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, said, “During my four years with the Meiji University baseball team, I was able to greatly improve my interpersonal skills.I want to become a pitcher who can play in the first team, using my angular fastball as a weapon.” He talked about his joy at being nominated and his aspirations after turning professional.
In addition, autographs from captain Soyama and pitcher Asari were donated to the baseball club exhibition booth in Tatsuo Kishimoto Hall on the 23rd floor of Liberty Tower.
At the end, the baseball club members congratulated both players by raising their toes. Both players seemed to be filled with joy as they received the enthusiastic encouragement from their teammates.
With this selection, he has been drafted by our university for 15 consecutive years, the longest in history.
Additionally, from our university, Yu Takeda (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West, graduate of the Faculty of Political Science and Economics in 2022), an alumnus of the athletic club baseball club, was selected in the first round by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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