Three years ago, in the 2018 draft, I came across a surprising event, “Well!”.
One pitcher who had been interviewed several times in several media, listened to the story, and confirmed his desire to become a professional, and sufficient preparation and determination for that, became “missing nomination”. rice field.
It is pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi of Meijo University (currently Hiroshima).
The Aichi University League, to which I belong, was certainly not a league that would be a big print in national newspapers, so it was not so well known. Even so, he was selected as a member of “Student Japan”, and above all, while constantly marking around 145 km, the professional side also has a high ability to make games by repeating outs with a slider with a large bend. Everyone admitted.
“Toyota marked it exactly.”
High school students from the Koshien group, such as Osaka Toin High School / Akira Neo (currently Chunichi), Kyota Fujiwara (currently Lotte), Kanaashi Agricultural High School / Kosei Yoshida (currently Nippon-Ham Fighters), etc. It was 2018, but I was surprised because I heard that even if it wasn’t the 1st place, I was sure to be nominated in the 2nd or 3rd place. Later, I heard such a story from the people concerned.
“Toyota has been a perfect mark for Kuribayashi since he was a junior high school student. If he wasn’t nominated in the upper ranks, he would have joined Toyota.”
For the first time, I heard the word “○ position tied up”.
For example, if you are nominated in the top 3rd place, the professional evaluation is also high, so it is unavoidable to enter the professional. However, if you are not nominated by the 3rd place, please do your best in my house ….
