Liu Zhirong joins Nippon Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, favored by good investment in Asian Games

Liu Zhirong. (File photo, taken by special correspondent Chen Zhiqu)

[Reporter Luo Zhi P/Taoyuan Report] Nagoya Asian Games baseball national player Liu Zirong officially signed a training contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, bearing the number 101. In the first game of the Asian Games, he allowed 2 runs in 2 innings against South Korea's relay. Chen Chenwei finished his Asian Games duties and officially returned to the secondary vocational competition today. He said with a smile, "I knew it in Japan!"

Chen Chenwei explained that this news was actually quite sudden. I heard that after the first investment, the message was received in South Korea (Liu Chirong is about to join the Lotte Golden Eagles). Later, Liu Chirong posted a picture of "Liu Chirong + Yang Baixiang + Chen Chenwei" on social media. The group photo implies that the three of them are Rakuten players. Liu Chi-rong and Yang Baixiang are from Rakuten in Japan, and he is from Rakuten in Taiwan. "I don't know if it was the game (after voting for South Korea), but I did receive the message during the game in Japan."

Chen Chenwei believes that Liu Zhirong’s power and quality are not much different from the past. It is actually not easy to be able to shoot at such a level after recovering from injury. It means that the rehabilitation has met expectations. Very few players can maintain a certain level after returning from serious injuries.

Liu Chirong's Asian Games comrade Liu Jihong said that during the Asian Games, Liu Chirong was roommates with Japanese pitcher Xu Xiangsheng. "He has the ability to learn Japanese from Xiangsheng and be proud of it. I think he can do it. He did well in the Asian Games. He is very strong and deserves this contract."