Yudai Abe Joins First Team for Observation, Fubon Guardians Manager: "Want to See His Face"
Japanese pitcher Yudai Abe of the Taiwan professional baseball team Fubon Guardians appeared at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today, beginning his observation period with the first team. Having achieved excellent results in the minor league, Abe expressed his happiness about this opportunity.
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Chih-she, New Taipei 10th) Japanese pitcher Yudai Abe of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Fubon Guardians appeared at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today, during a period when there was a vacant foreign player slot. Manager Koukyou Gotoh joked, "I just want to see his face." Abe, who received the order to join the first team for observation, said, "I'm quite happy."
The Guardians recently announced the departure of foreign infielder Luis Liberato, leading to public concern about the subsequent foreign player allocation. Koukyou Gotoh stated, "No decision has been made yet." Among the unregistered foreign players, Erick Leal has been under continuous observation, while "Abe has not been observed at close quarters yet."
Yudai Abe has pitched in 6 games in the minor league this season, achieving an impressive record of 3 wins, 0 losses, an ERA of 1.67, and 33 strikeouts in 27 innings. He stated in an interview today that he received the notification last night and headed north to join the team, and still feels a bit surreal.
Having achieved dominant results in the minor league, Yudai Abe, based on his past experience playing for amateur teams in Japan, believes there is not much difference in playing styles between Taiwan and Japan. He feels he can do the same things he did before: "Just do my best, and since my condition is pretty good, if I can dominate, I'll continue to maintain it."
Previously, some Japanese media reported that Yudai Abe's decision to play baseball in Taiwan was opposed by his family. However, he clarified that when he spoke with his family about it, they complained, "We weren't really that opposed to you coming to Taiwan." He added that if time permits, his family hopes to personally come to Taiwan to watch him play. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150510
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(Central News Agency reporter Su Chih-she, New Taipei 10th) Japanese pitcher Yudai Abe of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Fubon Guardians appeared at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium today, during a period when there was a vacant foreign player slot. Manager Koukyou Gotoh joked, "I just want to see his face." Abe, who received the order to join the first team for observation, said, "I'm quite happy."
The Guardians recently announced the departure of foreign infielder Luis Liberato, leading to public concern about the subsequent foreign player allocation. Koukyou Gotoh stated, "No decision has been made yet." Among the unregistered foreign players, Erick Leal has been under continuous observation, while "Abe has not been observed at close quarters yet."
Yudai Abe has pitched in 6 games in the minor league this season, achieving an impressive record of 3 wins, 0 losses, an ERA of 1.67, and 33 strikeouts in 27 innings. He stated in an interview today that he received the notification last night and headed north to join the team, and still feels a bit surreal.
Having achieved dominant results in the minor league, Yudai Abe, based on his past experience playing for amateur teams in Japan, believes there is not much difference in playing styles between Taiwan and Japan. He feels he can do the same things he did before: "Just do my best, and since my condition is pretty good, if I can dominate, I'll continue to maintain it."
Previously, some Japanese media reported that Yudai Abe's decision to play baseball in Taiwan was opposed by his family. However, he clarified that when he spoke with his family about it, they complained, "We weren't really that opposed to you coming to Taiwan." He added that if time permits, his family hopes to personally come to Taiwan to watch him play. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150510
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