Last season's rookie of the year lefty, the 23rd draft pick Seibu ・ Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher pitched against hitter live BP for the first time since breaking his left elbow at Carminique in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, on March 26.

Assuming inning in the game, he pitch to four hitter before being dropped once. He threw about five pitches in bullpen before returning to the mound. He threw 41 pitches to eight batters and did not allow a hit in hit. In 3 strike out 2 Walk, the fastest was 145 km/h. In his first start, he gave up Walk to infielder Daisho Saito, the No. 1 pick in the '24 draft, but after that, he slashed three consecutive struck out strikeouts, and the sharpness of the ball shone through, saying, "I think it was good for the first time."

Takeuchi felt discomfort in his left elbow in January and returned to Tokyo ahead of schedule from his personal training. He was diagnosed with "incomplete injury to the medial collateral ligament of his left elbow" and was adjusting at his own pace. He is scheduled to pitch in a second or third team game in early April, aiming to return to the first team in May.

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