Three players continue to play in adult baseball and independent leagues
On the 18th, the University of Tokyo Baseball Club, which is a member of the Tokyo Six Universities, released the course of 2023 graduates on its official website. Various career paths have been revealed, such as players who continue to play in adult baseball or independent leagues, players who get a job at a general company and retire from baseball, and players who go on to graduate school.
33 people were announced, including players, student coaches and managers. The breakdown is 2 for adult baseball, 1 for independent leagues, 15 for general employment, 1 for government offices, 13 for graduate school or at school, and 1 for undecided. Ace pitcher Shunsuke Izawa, who has also submitted a professional application, is undecided, and outfielder Rei Akutsu is said to be a general employment (company undisclosed).
The University of Tokyo baseball team, coached by former Chunichi Shun Ide, finished sixth in the spring league this season with 0 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, and sixth in the autumn league with 1 win, 10 losses and 1 draw. In addition to defeating Keio University and grabbing the victory for the first time in two seasons, he played a close match many times, but he did not escape from the bottom for the first time in 25 years since the fall of 1997, which was his goal.
