It's a gift from Big Boss Sunglasses gift to other team players sent by DM, a surprise by manly coach Shinjo
Dec 25, 2024
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Orix veteran outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto (33) posted on his SNS account on the 23rd. He thanked director Shinjo, saying he received glasses as a gift. It is very unusual for a coach of another team to give a gift to a specific player.
The story is interesting. It started with the Japanese Professional Baseball Draft Conference. Sugimoto said the sunglasses Shinjo was wearing looked cool. He reportedly contacted director Shinjo via DM and asked where he bought it. Shinjo often wears sunglasses.
Sugimoto visited an optician's shop in Ginza, Tokyo on the 23rd. It was an optician's shop that director Shinjo told me about. When I bought and paid for the glasses, an optician held out a pair of glasses. "The glasses are a gift from the 'Big Boss'".
As is widely known, 'Big Boss' is the nickname of director Shinjo. When he took over as the head coach at the end of 2021, he asked him to call him 'Big Boss'.
Sugimoto posted a photo on social media wearing a surprise gift from 'Big Boss'.
The two have never been together on the same team.
Sugimoto, a native of Tokushima, Shikoku, became a professional player after going through college and a team of people in society. He joined Orix in 2016 and played only for the Buffaloes. He became the Pacific League's home run king in 2021 and contributed to Orix's winning the Japan Series in 2022.
Shinjo started with the Hanshin Tigers, played in the Major League for three years, played for Nippon Ham, and then retired. After retiring as a player, he left the baseball world in 2022 at Nippon Ham Command
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A sports magazine was summoned for an episode two years ago. The match against Nippon Ham took place on August 6, 2022. The pitch thrown by Nippon Ham pitcher flew to Sugimoto's body. two consecutive at-bats. Sugimoto was outraged, and bench clearing broke out. At this time, coach Shinjo walked to the first base and apologized to Sugimoto.
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