On October 6th, Taisei Ota appeared on the official Pacific League TV YouTube channel's "Mondays on Patele" program and spoke about his thoughts on pitcher Sho Nakata and Yuto Mori, who have announced their retirement at the end of this season.

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"Mondays at Patele" was started with the desire to create a time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays, when there are few games. This week, Ota, Ginji, and Kaneko Yuji appeared.

During the show, a viewer asked, "Are you sad that Nakata and pitcher who played alongside you, are retiring?" To which, Ota replied, "I'm really sad." He continued, "What's more, Nakata is a senior and we're both from Hiroshima, and we played together in Eastern League, so I'm really sad, or rather, I wanted to see more of home run."

Ota continued, "pitcher is a man of character. He looks like that, but he's a really nice guy and cares about his juniors." He added, "Nakata and pitcher have similar personalities and auras," and Ginji agreed, saying, "(Nakata) Sho is a kind person."

Furthermore, Kaneko said about Nakata, "The first time I went to first base (where Nakata defense), I was scared..." as he recalled his time as an active player, but he also smiled and said, "The first time I went to first base Ginji was, I thought, 'He seems kind!'"

LIVE broadcast program "Monday is also Patere"
・Streaming date: Every Monday from 9 PM (scheduled to be available until October during the season)
・Streaming destination: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Cast: A pair of former professional baseball players appear on a weekly basis
(Ginji and Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato and guests / Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki)

Next week on Monday, October 13th (national holiday), GG Sato, Araki Masahiro, and Tamura Hitoshi are scheduled to appear. Don't miss it!