Nippon-Ham of Kenta Uehara pitcher (31) participated in an advance training session in Nago, Okinawa, on March 24, and revealed that he had undergone a blemish removal procedure during his time off. With an updated appearance, he vowed to go full tilt as a reliever

Uehara collapsed to ground with his face covered. At his wife's suggestion, he had dark spots removed in December last year, and is currently in the downtime after the treatment, so to protect his skin from the 18°C tropical UV rays, he covered his face with a neck warmer and ran between the poles. "My wife told me to put more effort into beauty. I put on sunscreen before warming up, and reapply it after playing catch," he said, showing his increased awareness of beauty.

Naturally, he aims to improve his game in baseball as well. Last season, he had ERA of 1.11 in 27 games. This season, he aims to complete the year as reliever. "I used to be a starter, so I can pitch across inning to a certain extent, and I'd like to be able to appeal in a way that makes it easy for people to call my name in various game situations." Now in his 11th year, the 31-year-old is aiming to improve both his beauty and baseball.