A free clinic hosted by some of the biggest names in Japanese baseball will take place on Sunday morning prior to the Auckland Tuatara’s series finale against the Canberra Cavalry at North Harbour Stadium.

Former leading pitcher and the first head coach of the Ryukyu Blue Oceans, WBC and Olympic medallist Naoyuki Shimizu, Beijing Olympian and Chiba Lotte pitcher Yoshihisa Naruse and long-time NPB slugger Yoki Yoshimura will run the clinic, which starts immediately after the Tuatara v Cavalry game is completed.

The Auckland Tuatara are supporting the initiative and encourage young players to come and learn from some of the very best players on the planet.

The three former stars have over 1,500 top level games between them and boast experience across the board.

Shimizu is well known to the Kiwi baseball community having served as the assistant GM of Baseball New Zealand and been a coach on numerous New Zealand representative teams in recent seasons.

As an added incentive to go to the clinic, all children and youth players who attend will receive a free ticket to the afternoon game at the stadium.



Article added: Tuesday 03 December 2019