Baseball Australia is proud to announce that Fuchu City, Japan has been named as Team Australia’s home away from home as one of the most crucial international competition cycles begin.
Fuchu City is approximately 45 minutes from downtown Tokyo, and will play host to Team Australia’s pre-tournament camps for events in Japan, including the upcoming Exhibition Series against Japan, the 2019 Premier12 competition and the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020.
Mayor of Fuchu City, Mr. Norio Takano (pictured), Mr. Glenn Williams, General Manager – Team Australia (pictured), and Ms. Cheryl Stanilewicz, Councillor of Australian Embassy in Japan were among those on hand to announce this historic partnership.
General Manager – Team Australia Glenn Williams is excited to give Team Australia a long-term international base.
“Dealing with Fuchu City has been an excellent experience,” Williams said.
“With players located all over the world, getting them together prior to events is vital to performance at major tournaments. Knowing we have a partner where the facilities are excellent and we will be taken care of is both exciting and comforting.”
“We are looking forward to our camp in March and beginning what will no doubt be an excellent partnership.”
As part of the three-year agreement, Team Australia will attend multiple community events in Fuchu City, as well as discussing potential teams from Fuchu City travelling to Australia.
Baseball Australia CEO Cam Vale sees this partnership as crucial to Team Australia’s international success.
“This agreement with Fuchu City signifies our continued emphasis on a successful Team Australia at major events,” Vale said.
“There has been a mountain of work completed behind the scenes by all parties, in particular Team Australia General Manager Glenn Williams and Baseball Australia consultant Danny Maruyama, and I look forward to a successful partnership with Fuchu City and its stakeholders.”
Team Australia will play the Japanese national team at the Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on 3 March, and at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on 4 March 2018.
Stay tuned for broadcast information.