Famous High School Baseball Skipper Spotted Outside Hoshoryu's Keiko
During Hoshoryu's final pre-Kyushu session in Itoshima on the 7th, reporters watching through an open window saw a jacketed man walk past toward adjoining Itoshima Ryoyupan Stadium — and did a double-take at a well-known high school baseball manager. Local Itoshima Boys players were starting practice there; the club feeds many elite high school programs, and staff confirmed the surprise visitor while asking that his name be withheld.
Tatsunami rikishi say Hoshoryu is not much of a high school baseball follower. The columnist left wondering what a hallway chat between the returning yokozuna and the skipper might have sparked.
Source: Yahoo! Japan Sports