MAJOR 55 (Shonen Sunday Comics)

[Machine Translation] Goro, a baseball boy with a father who is a professional baseball player, pursues his big dream of becoming a professional baseball player in this authentic baseball drama! The training camp for the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Cup has begun! Can Goro's fastball hold up against Major Leaguers Kojiro and Matsuo? And when Goro meets Noro, the pioneer of the Japanese Major Leaguers, his pitching changes...! Goro is back in Japan after his first year with the 3A Bats. He was not selected as a member of the training camp to represent Japan in the Baseball World Cup, but he was chosen to participate in the Okinawa training camp as a batting pitcher. At the rallying ceremony, Goro suddenly approaches Kojiro, a major leaguer, and offers to have a showdown with him, saying, "If you ever want to play free batting, you should be the first one to pick me..."? ( Episode 1 ) Characters Goro Shigeno ( A genuine pitcher with a strong fastball as his weapon. After graduating from high school, he aims to play in the major leagues in the U.S.) Kaoru Shimizu (A college girl who belongs to the softball club. Goro's childhood friend and girlfriend), Eiki Shigeno ( Goro's father, a former pitcher for the Marin Stars. He is Goro's first baseball friend. Goro's first baseball friend and used to be a battery partner with Goro), Kojiro (one of the best Japanese hitters in the majors), and Nemoto (Kojiro's personal batting pitcher).

プロ野球選手の父を持つ元気一杯の野球少年・吾郎が、プロ野球選手という大きな夢に向かって突き進む本格派ベースボール成長ドラマ!! 野球W杯に向け、日本代表の強化合宿が始まった! メジャーリーガーのコジローや松尾を相手に、吾郎の速球は通じるのか? そして、日本人メジャーリーガーの先駆者・野呂との出会いで、吾郎の投球に変化が…!! あらすじ 3A・バッツでの1年目を終え、日本に帰国中の吾郎。野球W杯の日本代表を決める合宿メンバーには選ばれなかったが、バッティングピッチャーとして沖縄合宿に参加することに。その結集式で、吾郎はいきなりメジャーリーガーのコジローに接近して、「フリーバッティングをやりたくなったら、真っ先に指名してくださいよ」と対決を申し込むが…!?(第1話) 登場人物 茂野吾郎(豪速球を武器とする生粋のピッチャー。高校卒業後、アメリカに渡りメジャーを目指す) 清水薫(ソフトボール部に所属する女子大生。吾郎の幼なじみで恋人に)、茂野英毅(吾郎の父親。マリンスターズの投手だった元プロ選手)、佐藤寿也(東京シャイアンズの新人捕手。吾郎の初めての野球友達で、かつては吾郎とバッテリーを組んでいた)、コジロー(メジャー屈指の日本人打者)、根本(コジロー専属のバッティングピッチャー)