Seibu Lions pitcher Ryosuke Moriwaki is looking forward to his "last junior" entering the world of professional baseball.

On this day, he participated in autumn training held at the club's facilities in Tokorozawa City, Saitama. He worked up a sweat through a light running menu and other exercises.

Sega Sammy, the team he belonged to until 2018, has already decided to disband at the end of this season, and the baseball club is scheduled to be taken over by a new corporate team established by Alfresa, a subsidiary of the major pharmaceutical wholesaler Alfresa Holdings. This draft will be the last one for Sega Sammy. Reflecting on this, the right-hander expressed complex feelings, saying, 'It's lonely. Well, things don't last forever, so I thought a time like this might come. I just have to accept it...' On the other hand, he also felt a sense of excitement, noting, 'It's not disappearing completely. I'm looking forward to the opening of a new second chapter.'

This season, having successfully returned to the active roster after suffering from 'right brachial artery occlusion' in 2023, he achieved a complete comeback, stating, 'The approach of not setting target values, or rather, improving without creating limits, was very good.' He appeared in 24 games, recording 2 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 2.91.

The draft meeting will finally be held tomorrow on the 22nd. Right-handed pitcher Kaho Kashimura and others from the same club have been named as draft candidates, and he pledged to fight together, saying, 'I want to make sure I don't lose to the juniors coming in, and I hope to compete hard for another year.'