[DeNA Tanai Mashiro]My first urban life, I asked a classmate who grew up in Tokyo about switching trains.
There is a hidden prospect in DeNA's high school graduate rookie. Infielder Tanuchi Masho (18) joined Okayama Sanyo as the fifth pick in the draft. He has already played in 35 Eastern League games, and has achieved a good performance with a batting average of .223 and an OPS of 651. He is showing his high potential as a future candidate for the full shortstop, but Kuwahara Yoshiyuki (43) and others have been thoroughly spurred on his defense rather than batting.
We also talked about how to live in the city and spend our days off. (Numbers as of June 18th)
Professional baseball
DeNA Tanai (Photographer: Kobayakawa Soichiro) has made a presence in the Eastern League as a high school graduate rookie
The hardships of professionals: “It's scary to just protect them”
He's still an innocent 18-year-old. Before the night game in the second team, we spoke to Tanai, who practices early from the morning.
As a high school graduate rookie, it seems he's climbing the stairs smoothly… When I asked him that, he shook his head in a slumber.
“No, absolutely not. The defense is pretty bad right now. Just protecting is scary, so I have to overcome that.”
So far, 10 errors. In an environment full of experienced seniors, he is keenly aware of the difficulty of continuing to fight in the professional world.
DeNA Tanai, who has made a presence in the Eastern League as a high school graduate rookie
“One play can change the game. Unlike in high school, the speed of hitting balls, the speed of your feet, and the strategies that come along are completely different.”
In any case, he repeatedly emphasized defensive challenges.
After this, when he spoke to Kuwabara, the manager of the second team, he said, “I've never praised him for hitting a hit. If I can't defend the second-stop, it's no use. I only say, 'It's defense, defense'” as the center line. It seems that Tanaka himself is accepting this.
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Born in March 1998. Born in Akiruno City, Tokyo. He is a member of the hardball baseball club at the Tokyo Metropolitan Fujimori. After working in the Faculty of Commerce at Chuo University, he joined the company in April 2020. He has been assigned to the baseball team since October of the same year, and has been in charge of Giants since December, and in charge of DeNA since January 2012. His hobbies include watching sports such as soccer overseas, watching movies, and saunas. I'm not good at it, but my favourite is golf. My favorite food is local Hachioji ramen.
