[Seibu Lions] Development draft pick No. 6 Yuma Masaki enters bullpen for the first time. He learned pitch techniques almost entirely on his own, but "there are some areas where I'm lacking in thought."

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2026.1.15(木) 16:39

初のブルペン投球を行った西武育成ドラフト6位・正木悠馬投手

Seibu Lions' sixth-round draft pick, pitcher Yuma Masaki (23) of Sophia University, vowed on the 15th to continue working hard to improve.

pitch The right-hander, who had no coach in his university baseball club pitcher and had learned the technique almost entirely on his own, entered bullpen for the first time on the third day of the second joint voluntary training session for newcomers. catcher The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're getting into and what you're not. The first time I saw him, I thought he was a good player," said Tahara, bullpen catcher. "The quality of his pitches is very good," he said, but Masaki said, "Compared to others around me, I'm lacking in some areas. The team's efforts were not strong enough, so we need to work on that.

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[Seibu Lions] Development draft pick No. 6 Yuma Masaki enters bullpen for the first time. He learned pitch techniques almost entirely on his own, but "there are some areas where I'm lacking in thought."