On the 29th, Orix Buffaloes manager Mamoru Kishida (44) expressed his hopes for Yamaoka's "improvement in output." After appearing in 41 games as a relief pitcher this season, the right-hander will be in his 10th year next season and will be returning to the starting lineup. Based on his own experience, the manager gave his stamp of approval, saying, "If you keep pitching as a starter, your output will gradually decline, but by using reliever once, the sharpness and quality of your pitches can improve."
"I think he himself has a desire to be a starting pitcher. I also went from being a reliever to a relief pitcher, so I understand how he feels." The manager recorded his first 10 wins (4 losses) as a starter in 2009, and switched to relief the following year in 2010. He finished baseball career with a total of 63 saves and 63 hold, but confided, "I also asked to be allowed to be a starting pitcher again, but by then it was too late, as I was getting older." "Yamaoka can still do it now. I wanted him to try again." In 2019, he won the title for the highest winning percentage with 13 wins and 4 losses. It is precisely because he knows his abilities that he entrusted his feelings to him.
"I want to make Mamo the best manager in Japan." The main reason why Yamaoka decided to stay with the team and not exercise his domestic free agent rights, which he acquired in May of this year, was because of Manager Kishida. He will shine again on a brand new mound. (Nambu Shunta)
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