On December 12th, Chiba Lotte Marines official YouTube channel posted a video titled "Takano holds reconstruction support baseball clinic on the Noto Peninsula. That player who loves Takano's tote bag also attends! The whole thing was filmed on camera [PR camera]." As of 11:00 AM on the 15th, the video had been viewed 51,000 times, creating quite a stir.
As the title suggests, the video takes a behind-the-scenes look at baseball class to support the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula, where Shuta Takano is with pitcher Sasaki Roki, who played for the The Marines until last season and has been playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers since this season.
In the YouTube comments section, people were excited about Roki Sasaki's long-awaited appearance, saying things like, "This major leaguer loves chess so much," "I'm crying because I haven't seen Roki Sasaki in a while," and "Roki looks healthy, it makes me want to cry."