Seibu 's second-round draft pick rookie, Seiya Watanabe, was inspired by Rakuten 's first-round draft pick, Rui Muneyama, who was his teammate at Koryo High School.
The game against Rakuten on the 1st (Rakuten Mobile) was canceled due to rain, so he trained in the indoor training field. He met Muneyama. "It felt fresh to see (Muneyama) wearing Rakuten uniform and me wearing the Seibu uniform," he said with a smile.
Watanabe is in good form, hitting 5 At Bat 11 at hit, but Muneyama is not far behind with 4 At Bat hit at bats. "Leaving myself aside, I thought that Muneyama would be able to hit when he gets used to hitting in that situation, as he has great adaptability," he said. In addition to Lotte's No. 1 pick Nishikawa, all of Pacific League 's college graduate fielder are off to a good start. "I have to compete against Pacific League pitcher, not my fellow fielder in Pacific League, so first of all I want to prepare myself so that I can hit Pacific League pitcher well," he said with a serious look on his face.
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