Next year’s expected player Ryoya Kurihara left the front after only five games It was March 30th when he was injured. Kurihara, who has made a big break in the 2021 season and has participated in the Tokyo Olympics. This season was expected to be the main axis. When the season started, he was assigned No. 5 from the first match. So much was expected of him by the leaders, and just as much was expected by the fans. He didn’t have a hit in the first game, but he did the job as expected, hitting home runs in the second and third games. It was just when the leaders and fans were probably relieved to see such a figure. Left lateral meniscus injury March 31, Chiba Lotte Marines match, the fifth game since the start of this season. The game ended with one out to go. But tragedy started from there. The batted ball flew to the left middle from the 9th inning with 2 outs. This fly ball was crossed by Kurihara from the left and Kambayashi from the center. Kurihara was unable to get up and was injured. While all Hawks officials were worried, an examination two days later revealed a “left lateral meniscus injury”. Full recovery was expected to take six to seven months. At this point, I’m hopeless for this season. Uniform number 24 Ryoya Kurihara From this season, I was supposed to play with the uniform number of a great senior. Kurihara’s breakthrough came from voluntary training with Akira Nakamura from 2018. From Nakamura, he continues to teach various things such as outstanding batting techniques and the attitude of a professional baseball player. Yuya Hasegawa, who retired last year and was appointed as the first army batting coach from this year, was studying under Nakamura, his master. Kurihara himself has long said, “In addition to the technical stuff, he also taught me how to prepare as a hitter.” He asked Hasegawa to become the successor to the number 24 uniform after the season, in order to inherit the lineage of the Hawks’ batting craftsmen. The team’s official SNS has even uploaded a video of the uniform number inheritance, and Kurihara said, “I inherited number 24 from a wonderful and great person named Mr. Hasegawa. I want to work hard from next year while aiming for the title so that I can get the most hits. I will,” he commented, and had extraordinary thoughts about the 2022 season. The rising young player and joker Kurihara cannot leave the left field position just because he is injured. There was a player who came up to the first army instead of such Nakakurihara. That is Yanagimachi and others. Before Kurihara was injured, he was aiming for promotion in the second army, and his batting average was 50%, which was very good. Although he doesn’t have a long hit like Kurihara, he mass-produced hits with his innate eye for ball selection and batting control. At the end of the season, he fell to the second team due to adjustments, and although he did not reach the regular turn at bat, he ended the season with a batting average of .277. In a comment he left at the beginning of his promotion, he said that he wanted to save the team by achieving results on par with Mr. Kurihara. Although they were of different types, Yanagimachi was undoubtedly responsible for the battle for victory until the final race. Another Hawks this year. There was a player who threatened Kurihara next season. The Joker is Taisei Makihara. He appeared in 120 games this season and had a high batting average of .30 1. Originally, Makihara himself was aiming to be a regular in the second at the beginning of this season. However, due to the rise of Mimori and the poor performance of foreign players, he began to protect the outfield, and from the middle of the season he was established as a regular center player. When Kurihara got injured, Kambayashi, who was defending the center, also suffered an injury that forced him to leave the team for a long time in the middle of the season. He has saved the Hawks from crisis in various situations with a wide range of defense using his proud speed as a weapon. Such a Joker has declared that he will aim for a regular center position, rather than spending time as a Joker in the army from next season. When this happens, No. 4 Yanagida is immovable in the right. Makihara, Kambayashi, Naoki Sato, etc. who have been defending this season are listed as centers. And Kurihara’s position on the left side includes his teacher Akira Nakamura, foreign players, Yanagimachi, Masaki, etc., and the proven players and young promising players are fiercely competing for regular positions. Challenger from Hokkaido There is a player from Nippon-Ham who will join the Hawks as an FA from next season. That is Kensuke Kondo. Kondo is also active in the Japanese national team, and it was decided that the left-handed hitter representing the baseball world, such as winning the title with the highest on-base percentage twice, will become a member of the Hawks. It seems that the reason why Kondo was able to persuade him to move to Fukuoka was other than the amount of money. That was Hasegawa, the master of Kurihara’s master. At the joining press conference, when I was asked about Hasegawa, he always called me his teacher and it was 14 years ago that I started to get involved. Mr. Hasegawa was hitting so hard that I wanted to be like him. He taught me a lot, and he cared about my own growth. he said. There will be several Hasegawa students in the Hawks, and I have a feeling that a higher level of competition will begin next season. There is no doubt that Kondo, who has a proven track record, will be a starting member. He used to be a catcher and has strong shoulders, so I think he is probably being considered for use in the outfield. In such a situation, even Kurihara, who had a good record last season, could no longer ignore it. Challenge to third base From the next season, it was decided that Matsuda, who was a constant third baseman for the Hawks, will transfer to the Giants. Finally, the gong of the Hawks hot corner regular battle rang. Candidates include fast-footed Shuto, rookie Isamu Nomura with 10 home runs, promising long-range gunner Richard, and 109-shot major Galbis. And Kurihara is aiming for this position. In the fall camp, he studied under Imamiya as a defensive master and has been knocked together. He has been working on the third defense since the camp, but before the camp he declared one third for next season. He has been registered as a catcher and protected the outfield, and was also registered as an outfielder this term. Director Fujimoto appreciated Kurihara’s high adaptability. Kurihara himself is really still in the basics. he wants to do it right he humbly said, aiming to become a regular at the third position in his first attempt. The Hawks are competing for the title every year. A regular battle that takes place in such a victorious corps. If you don’t leave results every year, you will be changed from the second army to a player who is aiming for a regular player. Ryoya Kurihara, who continues to take on new challenges without fear of failure even in such a harsh world, will keep an eye on next season. Up to here for this time. Thank you for watching until the end. Please subscribe to the channel and give us a high rating.
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