Lotte's Hayato Miyazaki, who is currently undergoing voluntary training in Onna Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, released a comment through the team on the 15th.

Miyazaki said enthusiastically, "I'm working hard to improve my level by working on the issues I found with breaking ball and other things I had to improve while also thinking about how I can further improve my fastball, which is my strength. To that end, I pitch on an incline every day. I also want to be in bullpen from the first day of spring training and make an impression. I'm really looking forward to the start of training camp. I want to play baseball as soon as possible, more than anyone else."

Miyazaki joined Softbank Hawks as the 8th pick in the development draft in 2022, and was registered as a controlled player midway through last season, his third year with the team. He pitched in two games, closer a runs first inning against Lotte on August 5th, with ERA of 0.00. He also pitched in 31 farm team games, with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses, 3 ERA of 2.57, but was released after the season ended and joined Lotte this season.