On the 31st, it was decided that Orix pitcher Shumpeita Yamashita (23) will join the first team for the first time this season in the game against Softbank on the 2nd (Mizuho PayPay). He has been pitching in actual games since the start of the season due to a back condition that was caused by the growth process, and on August 30th, in the Chunichi Western League (Hotto Kobe), runs six innings, allowing one run. His fastest pitch was measured at 157 km/h, and he declared with determination, "I feel that I am ready to do what I can now. I want to aim higher and improve my level."
Soya, who had been training with the farm team, also joined the first team on the same day, and both players are expected to start in the three-game series against Nippon-Ham starting on the 5th (Kyocera Dome).
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