[Seibu] Takahashi Mitsunari, who had 0 wins and 11 losses last season, is looking to bounce back this year with three runs innings, saying, "We're going to make an incredible start."

Sports Hochi

2025.3.9(日) 18:26

◆Preseason game: Seibu 7-4 Rakuten (9th, Shizuoka)

Seibu 's Mitsunari pitcher started the game and pitched well, allowing only one hit no runs in three innings.

From the start, he overwhelmed the Rakuten batting line with powerful fastballs in the 150 km range, slider, fork, etc. He allowed three batters each in the first and second innings, and Mizukami hit doble down the left field line with two outs in the third inning, but he got Kofukuda to hit a fly ball to right field and completed the scheduled three innings with a total of 40 pitches.

After leaving the game, the right-handed pitcher reflected with satisfaction, "I was able to keep pitching within the (strike) zone, and the ball's trajectory was exactly what I had in mind, so I think today went well." He expressed his enthusiasm once again, saying, "I want to get off to an incredible start" in order to bounce back from last season, which ended with a humiliating 0-11 record.