Pepper Savings Bank's No. 1 Asian quarter replacement. Recruitment of Japanese veteran MB Shimamura
May 13, 2025
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In the 2025 Asian Quarter Draft on the 13th, Pepper Savings Bank selected outside heater Stephanie Wyler, who was injured while playing for GS Caltex last season, as the first choice.
However, as he was recently diagnosed as having difficulty playing this season due to an Achilles injury, he found a new player and chose veteran Japanese middle blocker Haruyo Shimamura (33).
Shimamura was a member of the Japanese national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a height of 1m82, and also participated in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to win a silver medal.
Since 2010, he has played for the NEC Red Rockets in the Japanese V League.
`Shimamura is a veteran player with a lot of international experience. "I chose Shimamura because I expected him to be a great help to the team not only in blocking and attacking in the middle, but also in careful play."
Shimamura is very happy and grateful to have been chosen by Pepper Savings Bank"It feels more meaningful to join the team with NEC, and I will do everything I can to win the team.", he expressed his feelings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
