5 0 cm ▁tall ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁playing ▁baseball ▁to ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁liber o ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁team . ▁However , ▁while ▁at ▁high ▁school , ▁M ats uda ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 7 5 cm ▁and ▁he ▁looked ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁baseball ▁at ▁university . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁M ats uda ▁passed ▁the ▁exam ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Econom ics ▁Department ▁of ▁N ago ya ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁baseball ▁club . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁M ats uda ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁draft ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁player ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁Ch un ichi ▁Drag ons ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁N P B ▁D raft ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁signed ▁a ▁development ▁player ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁ ¥ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁moving ▁allow ance ▁and ▁a ▁ ¥ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁year ly ▁sal ary . ▁ ▁P itch ing ▁style ▁M ats uda ' s ▁fast ball ▁to ps ▁out ▁at ▁ 1 4 8 ▁km / h ▁which ▁he ▁pairs ▁with ▁a ▁cut ter , ▁slider , ▁curve ball , ▁change - up ▁and ▁two - se am ▁fast ball . ▁ ▁Personal ▁At ▁University , ▁his ▁black ▁rim med ▁glass es ▁were ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁but ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Drag ons , ▁he ▁upgrad ed