This year again, many professional baseball players received a notice of “non-competition” and decided to take off their uniforms. Ryujiro Matsutani, who played for the Giants Kintetsu, is from the book “Become a Winner in Your Second Life – Previous Job: Professional Baseball Player” (Author: Takarin Matsunaga / KADOKAWA), which depicts the “after” of such a former professional baseball player. Here are some excerpts from Mr. How did a 33-year-old old rookie who was devoted to baseball rise to the position of president even though he had no experience in the construction industry?[Part 1 of 2/Continued in Part 2]
Ryujiro Matsutani(Matsutani/Ryujiro)
Born on July 10, 1964. Born in Osaka Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka City High School (currently Osaka Prefectural Ichiritsu High School), he joined the Osaka Gas Baseball Club and was active in adult baseball, participating in intercity competitions for three consecutive years. In 1988, he was drafted by the Giants in second place. He pitched in 21 games in 1991 and recorded two wins, including a complete game victory. After retiring in 1997, he moved to the construction industry. He is currently the representative director of Steel Engine Co., Ltd.
In 1993, his fifth year as a pro, he injured his shoulder and started to fall behind from early that spring.
Not only did he have bad elbows, but he also hurt his shoulders, and he was unable to adjust his movements as well as he wanted, so he transferred to Kintetsu in March 1995. Even after moving to a new field, the pain in his shoulder did not subside, and he was delayed by two months in the spring, then three months the following year, and in his final year, he did not pitch in a single game and was declared unavailable in the 1997 off-season. receive.
As a ready-to-play pitcher from Osaka Gas, he showed great results in his rookie year camp and was expected to have high expectations, but in the end he quietly quit baseball in a disappointed state.
During his 9 years with the team, he played a total of 59 professional games, finishing with 4 wins, 5 losses, 1 save, and an ERA of 5.06.
Matsutani was declared unavailable by Kintetsu, and was scheduled to take a test with the Yokohama BayStars.
Since the opponent at the time was Taiyo, who became the first player in Eastern history to have two no-hitter runs, it was a good idea to take the test through the officials.
However, Matsutani, who has always been bullish, had a dark look on his face. “I wonder if I can make it…” Because his shoulder symptoms had not completely healed. In my last year at Kintetsu, I had them test my speed with a speed gun and it was only around 120km/h on the straights. Well, I thought it would be okay because he has a breaking ball, and he pitched normally on the first day of the two-day test. However, although he went to the stadium on the second day, his shoulder did not lift and he had no choice but to tell the officials, “I can’t throw,” and the test came to a tragic end.
2023-12-30 08:25:10
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