At the end of this season, outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who played for the San Francisco Giants’ 3A “Sacramento River Cats,” has completed the construction of a new stadium that he spent 200 million yen on with his own money, and a completion ceremony was held on December 2nd. An unveiling party for the facility was held.
“Up until now, we’ve only been talking about words, but we’ve finally decided to put it into action.”
“YOSHITOMO TSUTSUGO SPORTS ACADEMY” was completed in Hashimoto City, Wakayama, my hometown. It was two years ago, in December 2021, that I heard from Tsutsugo about the plans to build this stadium. Construction on the indoor practice field had already begun at that time. It took more than two years to complete the construction, which is a luxurious facility reminiscent of a major league campsite, with a main stadium measuring 100 meters long on both wings, an infield field measuring 45 meters long, and an indoor practice field on approximately 30,000 square meters of land. was.
The ground, which stands on a small hill overlooking Mt. Koya in the distance, looks like an American minor league facility floating in the sky. At Tsutsugo’s request, this is a full-fledged American-style field with natural grass spread not only in the outfield but also in the infield, based on the academy of a major baseball team in the Dominican Republic, which he visited during his time with DeNA. The grass that was laid was chosen from a variety called TAHOMA31, which is used at Dodger Stadium, and was sown from seed.
“I’ve talked about various things to the baseball world over the past few years, and in the end I thought it would be better for me to make my own decision.These are children with a future, so I don’t want to destroy that.” They are adults, and it is adults who need to make the most of their lives.I want to provide guidance so that the future of children is not ruined.”
After the unveiling, Tsutsugo, surrounded by reporters, revealed the purpose of creating this stadium.
2023-12-05 11:07:10
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