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New professional baseball players began moving into the dormitory from the beginning of the year. On the 8th, pitcher Yumeto Kanemaru (21, Kansai University), who was selected by Chunichi after a competition between four teams in last year’s draft, entered the dormitory.
Kanamaru brought stuffed animals of characters such as Winnie the Pooh.
This year, players from other teams are also bringing stuffed animals one after another. Pitcher Hiroki Asamaru (18, Hotoku Gakuen), who was placed second in the Hanshin draft, received an oversized Doraemon stuffed animal, and infielder Daisho Saito (17), who was placed first in the Seibu draft, received a stuffed animal. = Kanazawa) is a Disney character based on a stuffed bear. – “Duffy”, Nippon-Ham’s second draft pick pitcher Ryusei Fujita (18 = Tokai University Sagami) is a giant monkey, Giants draft second pick infielder Shunsuke Urata (22 = Kyusan University) is Simba from “The Lion King” He brought in three stuffed animals of his favorite Disney characters.
In addition, DeNA’s first draft pick, Yu Takeda (25 = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West), brought a stuffed toy of the French bulldog “Sustainable-kun,” a character promoting “sustainability” promoted by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Apparently he came from a professional baseball background, and he promoted the company.
On the internet, people are saying things like, “Everyone has something cute,” “Recently, there are a lot of items that rookies bring when they move into the dormitory, such as body pillows or stuffed animals.” “Isn’t it a rule that all rookies this year can’t move into the dormitory without a big stuffed animal?” All children these days keep stuffed animals nearby. “Why are so many rookies bringing stuffed animals into the dormitory this year?” “I wonder if it’s standard for them to bring stuffed animals or body pillows with them” “Large stuffed animals of modern male athletes. I’m surprised at the ownership rate,” one commenter said.
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2025-01-08 13:23:00