On the 13th, Orix manager Mamoru Kishida (44) declared that the autumn season will be one of "competition" and "no rushing." The day after the team's defeat in the first stage of the CS, the team flew back to Osaka. With autumn training starting on the 21st at Maishima in Osaka, he welcomed the competition to show off, saying, "I want everyone to take this disappointment and face their challenges with the mindset of 'for next season.'"

He finished his first year in charge by never dropping below a .500 win rate since the start of the season and by leaps and bounds from fifth place last season to third place. However, they are still nine games behind second-place Nippon-Ham, who prevented them from overthrowing the league, and 13.5 games behind Softbank, who allowed them to win back-to-back championships. The manager emphasized, "It's not just the guys who played yesterday (12th) who have to work hard, but everyone, including the young guys." It will be essential for the team's strength to improve if promising young players such as Teranishi, Katayama, Mugiya, and Kita, who were on the bench for the CS, can become a threat to the main players.

Meanwhile, this season Yoshida and Udagawa underwent Tommy John surgery on their right elbows in March, followed by Ogita in April. Rookie Higashiyama and a former development player also underwent similar surgery in May, and all are in the process of gradually increasing the intensity of pitch. Manager Kishida, who served as pitcher coach until last year after retiring from active play in 2019, fully understands the nature of this surgery, which generally takes more than a year to recover from. "His body is getting bigger and he's doing well. There's no point in rushing," he said, urging the players to continue to work hard on their rehabilitation. (Nambu Shunta)

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