Nippon-Ham pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki held a private training session at the team's second-division facility in Kamagaya, Chiba, on the 6th. In the strong cold wind, he worked up a sweat for about an hour by playing catch and running.

This offseason he has been working on increasing the speed and power of his pitches, and when asked about his current situation he said, "Of course I'm increasing my muscle strength, but I've also been reviewing how I use my body when throwing, and I've been working on that since around the end of last season, so my level in that area is gradually improving.I feel like the trajectory and power of my balls are gradually improving."

This off-season, three players of the same grade joined the team: Arihara, Nishikawa, and Shimamoto. I think it's great that we have three new players in the same grade, because it's not often that we have three new players in the same year," he said. In particular, he and Arihara played against each other in the semifinals of the 2010 Senbatsu tournament when they were in high school. As the ace of Nichidai San, he defeated Hiroyo, which had the ace Arihara. pitcher He was sent down in the 4th inning 2 runs but continued to play first base and contributed to Arihara's attack in the 5th hitter inning 4 At Bat 4 hit 2 RBI.

Even after entering university, he continued to compete fiercely with Waseda's Arihara as the ace pitcher for Meiji University. "We pitched against each other in high school and at Koshien. In college, we were like rivals at Waseda and Meiji, so I never thought we'd end up on the same team. I'm looking forward to it, and I want to talk about a lot of things, and I want to see what I can learn from him," he said, looking forward to the reunion.