After saying goodbye to the diamond in March, Takehiro Ishikawa is saying hello to the gridiron.
On Tuesday, the Nojima Sagamihara Rise announced the acquisition of the former Yokohama DeNA BayStars infielder.
Rise general manager Mitsunobu Ishii said that Ishikawa’s conversion to football was realized in part through the team’s naming rights partner Nojima Corp., an electronics retailer chain that also sponsors the BayStars.