【ドラフト会議】亜大　広島２位・斉藤汰直＆巨人３位・山城京平

Hiroshima missed out on infielder Masahiro Tateishi of Soka University in the first pick, but selected outfielder Ren Hirakawa of Sendai University. Second pick was pitcher Taicho Saito (Asia University). The Giants selected Kyohei Yamashiro of Asia University with the third pick. Manager Abe, in response to the fact that the top three picks were pitchers, said, "Yamashiro, who was third, was a pitcher I had my eye on originally. He hadn't been selected by any team yet, so that was the only thing that changed." Reflecting on his selection in this draft, he said, "He was a perfect 100 points, so yes." Regarding Yamashiro, the third pick he had his eye on, he remarked, "He has great potential. That's it. At the beginning of this year, he was my top pitcher. He doesn't have a particularly big engine, but he can throw over 150 km/h. I think it was a good draft." He expressed satisfaction, saying the draft went just as he imagined. From sports to entertainment: "Sponichi Channel"    / @sponichichannel   Entertainment news: "Sponichi Entertainment"    / @sponichientertainment   Delivering the latest news: "Sponichi Annex" https://www.sponichi.co.jp/ #Draft #Baseball #