<figure id="attachment_369608" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-369608" style="width: 2979px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b8753a92"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/a8c1a9fd70cada1c14c197b7842b4cc2.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-369608" class="wp-caption-text">This season, he is showing growth in his hitting, which has been a problem for him.</figcaption></figure>
 Masaya Yano, 25, of the Hiroshima baseball team, is on the verge of securing a regular spot at shortstop this season thanks to his wide defensive range and sure-handed hitting.
 He has a good sense of timing and a strong shoulder, and has even earned the admiration of Ryosuke Kikuchi (34), the famous player who won the Golden Glove Award ten years in a row. If he can refine his hitting, he will be a shortstop for the next 10 years.
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 After graduating from Ikuei High School in Hyogo Prefecture and going on to Asia University, he was drafted 6th overall by Hiroshima in the 2008 draft. Although he had never played in the Koshien National Championship, his talent blossomed during his college years. He was the leading hitter in the Tokyo Metropolitan University Baseball League. Yano is also valued by manager Takahiro Arai (47) and head coach Akihito Fujii (47) as a &#8220;yaji-shogun.
 He is always on the bench, cheering up his teammates, and sometimes he puts pressure on opposing hitters by yajacking at them. This is an important &#8220;job&#8221; of the Yaji Shogun. However, it seems that Yano took it a little too far, and a player from the team he was playing for yelled at him.
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 He said, &#8220;I told A, a Yakult fielder, during pre-game practice, &#8216;You, lend me your hat. Come to the back! He called out to him, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to stop getting carried away! He was told in a sharp voice, &#8220;Don&#8217;t get carried away! This &#8220;incident&#8221; was immediately brought to the attention of the two military officials, and it seems that the matter was settled privately. However, Yano is said to be furious that he was suddenly hit by a pitch. Be careful at the Hiroshima-Yakult game this season. There is a possibility that unexpected trouble may occur, leading to a brawl.
 It is always the case that young warriors are in high spirits. What is surprising is that A called Yano to the back of the field and blackmailed him, just like a Showa-era Yankee, in a manner that was &#8220;far beyond inappropriate.
 A is said to have said proudly, &#8220;I did it! But what was he going to do by causing unnecessary trouble so early in the season? Arai is a kind and gentle manager, so it all went off without a hitch, but if it had been a tough manager like Senichi Hoshino of yesteryear, A might have been subjected to a relentless attack on the inside pitch.
 I hope Yano will continue to show his fighting spirit on and off the field.

 Kyodo News

 Masaya Yano, 25, of the Hiroshima baseball team, is on the verge of securing a regular spot at shortstop this season thanks to his wide defensive range and sure-handed hitting. Before a game, Yano was said to have been in a "scuffle" with a player from the Yakult baseball team. What in the world was going on? ......

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