December 6, 2023 11:00 Lotte Sawamura Takuichi (Photo taken on October 14, 2023)
The veteran cared about the team more than anyone else.
Pitcher Takuichi Sawamura (35), who returned to Lotte for the first time in three years, said, “I really believe in the power of words.I’ve always tried to communicate equally no matter the situation,” he said, taking the initiative in holding a dinner party this season. We have been actively trying to communicate with each other.
I also thanked those around me. “I didn’t want people to pay attention to me, so I think that helped me blend in with the rest of the team.I’m fourth from the top on this team, and I always have an equal stance with my juniors.” I’ve been working with him for a long time, so communication was good,” he said, looking back on his first year back at his old club. However, he corrected himself by saying, “Actually, we’re not equal. I’m the senior in charge of paying the money,” and continued, “I don’t mean equality, but we’re equal.I’ve been talking to him as an equal.”
In August, I was diagnosed with reversible cerebral vasospasm syndrome, and when I looked at the team objectively, I noticed something. “I saw a lot of things that were left to others. If the trash was falling, someone would pick it up, or if I was on the bench, someone would say something.I saw it that way because we were losing a lot in August. “Maybe,” he said, looking at his teammates from every angle. Looking forward, he says, “I think it will get even better if even just one person decides to do it somehow, rather than just thinking that someone else will do it.”There’s only room for growth.”
This season the team is in 2nd place. Although they were in the lead for a while, in the end they were 15.5 games behind the leader Orix. “I want people who have the desire to do what they want to do to do it, not to be superficial, but to come out deep down. That’s what I think, too.” Sawamura, who will be entering his 14th year next season, sent a message to the team.[Lotte person in charge, Natsuho Hoshi]
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2023-12-06 11:31:59
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