Orix Buffaloes On March 22, Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher held a training session at the team's facility in Maishima, Osaka. The 161-kilogram right-hander, in his sixth year as a pro, adjusted by dashing, catch playing ball, etc. at the indoor practice field. The first time I saw him, I thought he was a good player, but he was not. I've been training all the time to prevent it from happening again.

During the off-season, he continued training at a pace of four days on, one day off, and in December of last year he trained under former Sports Agency Director General Koji Murofushi together with former team player Masataka Yoshida (Red Sox). "What I felt most was my physical weakness. Murofushi told me that I still have a lot to improve, and I gained a lot of new techniques for working on my lower back," he said, looking back on the intense time he spent there.

Starting from the Kochi camp in November, he began to seriously practice a new pitch, cutter. "I didn't have a fast breaking ball that I could use to strike out struck out or get hitter. I'm looking for a fast curveball that's close to a straight one, so I'm just being careful not to curve it too much," he said, vowing to continue improving his accuracy.

To counterattack from the 5th year of the pro, which only won 1 win in 4 games, "I want to complete the race for one year and clear the regulation innings pitched, and I want to win the team in that process and do my best to win the league championship and become the first Japan." "I will prepare for the camp accordingly, and I think that the rest will tell me where to throw, so I want to prepare with all my might for the opening first time," he said, and also named the opening pitcher since 23, when he won the Rookie of the Year with 9 wins (3 losses).