On the 10th, Nippon-Ham 's third-round draft pick, infielder Ruan Ohtsuka (Tokai University), revealed that he wants to pursue his hobby of baseball.

His original hobby was watching videos. He enjoyed movies and YouTube while stretching. However, a lecture by Chief Baseball Officer Kuriyama and others during the rookie joint voluntary training session sparked a change in him. "I heard the phrase 'baseball as a hobby,' so I thought I'd like to pursue baseball to the point where it becomes my hobby too. I heard that players like Ohtani said something similar, so I want to aim for that," he said enthusiastically.

The day before, while stretching, he watched a video of Softbank Hawks 's Kondo. "He went into a lot of detail about batting practice, so I'm watching that while I'm practicing," he said, shifting his focus to baseball.

short stop is highly regarded for defense. With Ishii's free agent departure this season, the second base position is open, but he said, "Ultimately, I want to become a player that people will say is 'Otsuka short stop.' However, in my first year, I'm not at all in a regular position, so I'll play second baseman or third base, or anywhere else if I have a chance to play in a game. I think my chances will increase now that Ishii has left, so I want to do my best to seize them."