<figure id="attachment_291434" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-291434" style="width: 4441px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e8823522"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/01/jpp043875160.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-291434" class="wp-caption-text">Okoye, who had shaved his beard and given his hair a haircut, appeared at his press conference for the Giants. &#8230;&#8230; (Image: Jiji Press)</figcaption></figure>
 Rui Okoye (25) has been the subject of a scandal since his transfer to the Giants.
 The allegations were reported in the January 19 issue of Shukan Shincho. It was reported that he had attended a banquet hosted by a person who was considered &#8220;antisocial. The background of Okoye&#8217;s joining the Giants from Rakuten at the end of last year as an active draft pick will be discussed later in this article.
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 Okoye and the Giants have a deep connection. Okoye was selected as a member of the Giants Junior team when he was in the sixth grade of elementary school, and he also participated in the N P B Junior Tournament. He had been a catcher until then, but was switched to the outfield at the suggestion of the Giants Junior coaches, who were impressed with Okoye&#8217;s running ability and shoulders.
 It also suited the Giants&#8217; reinforcement points. The regulars in the outfield are confirmed. were only Yoshihiro Maru and Walker. Masaya Hagio, the second overall pick in the draft from Keio University, new foreigner Brinson, Hisayoshi Nagano from Hiroshima, and Takayuki Kajitani, who is coming back from a training contract, are all candidates, but it remains to be seen if any of them can play. Manager Tatsunori Hara has high expectations for Okoye, saying that he thinks he is a strong player who can fill a weak point.
 Okoye&#8217;s physical abilities are well known to everyone. He has a strong shoulder with a long throw of 120 meters, eyesight of over 2.0, a 50-meter run of 5.96 seconds, and a swing speed of 157 km&#8230;&#8230;. However, he did not get much playing time at Rakuten. The outfielders are well rounded with Hiroaki Shimauchi, Haruki Nishikawa, and Ryosuke Tatsumi, while Okoye appeared in only six games for the first team last year. Last year, Okoye appeared in only six games for the Giants.
 Okoye&#8217;s move to the Giants is probably his best chance in his seven years as a pro, and he was selected as a member of the first-team camp, which will start in February in Miyazaki.
<h2> Attendees suffered serious injuries that broke bones in their faces.</h2>
 Just as expectations were building, a scandal surfaced involving Okoye. According to a report in Shukan Shincho, the banquet in question was held at the end of last year.
 According to the magazine, the party was held by Mr. A, who is said to be a member of a third-tier organization of a designated crime syndicate and has a record of arrest for extortion. After the meeting had begun, Okoye joined in the middle of the meeting. When asked to sign autographs by attendees, he readily agreed and reportedly showed off his hitting form with a bat he had brought with him.
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 (Sports newspaper reporter) Trouble also occurred at the banquet.
 One of the attendees was drunk and became angry with Mr. A. He is said to have broken a bone in his face and inflicted serious injuries on him. Okoye was not involved in the trouble, but if the reports are true, it can be said that it was an inappropriate relationship. According to the Giants&#8217; response to Shukan Shincho, Okoye was not aware that Mr. A was an antisocial person.
 The Giants are known as a &#8220;gentleman&#8217;s baseball team. Because of the strict compliance policy, Okoye shaved off his beard, which he had grown when he was a Rakuten player, and styled his hair to appear at his press conference to join the Giants.
 Okoye originally attracted attention for his eccentric behavior, wearing a Mohawk style and large headphones around his neck as he entered the ballpark. When asked about his target athlete, he responded, &#8220;Usain Bolt. Some on the team are concerned about his behavior.
 In the past, several Giants players have been dismissed from the team or given a letter of dismissal due to gambling on baseball or leaking obscene videos. Even though Okoye was not aware that he was antisocial, the fact is that he attended a banquet that was viewed as problematic. If he does not tighten up, he will not only be demoted to the second team, but will suffer the same fate as the players involved in the baseball betting game.
 At the banquet, he said, &#8220;G (Giants) is tough. Okoye said that at the banquet, &#8220;G (the Giants) is tough. The key to survival in the Giants may be not so much technique or physical strength, but rather the way one feels.

 Jiji Press

 A scandal surfaced for Okoye soon after his transfer to the Giants. Shukan Shincho" reported that he had attended a drinking party held by an antisocial person. In the past, Okoye has been the subject of controversy for his eccentric behavior. What a sad future for him at the Giants, who have a strict compliance policy.

Allegedly attending a banquet with an anti-social figure&#8230;Okoye &#8220;scandal right after transferring to Giants&#8221;: a grim future awaits him.

Allegedly attending a banquet with an anti-social figure…Okoye “scandal right after transferring to Giants”: a grim future awaits him.

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