Returning to the Japanese baseball world for the first time in 11 years, Rakuten Eagles ・ Kenta Maeda pitcher (37) participated in the Kanatake camp in Okinawa, bullpen on January 1. He threw 18 pitches against a seated catcher

On the first day of training camp, Ken Maeda arrived at the stadium with the early bird team just before 8 a.m. After warming up, he went to bullpen and swung his arm.

The right-hander, who has a total of 165 wins in Japan and the US, predicted after his voluntary practice the day before that he would be in the bullpen from the first day of training camp, saying, "Normally, this isn't the right time to join, but with a new team and a new environment, I think I'll join bullpen so I can get off to a good start." He will be starting anew in a new environment this season. "Personally, my goal is to stay in the rotation, win a lot, and pitch a lot. As a team, I want to be number one in Japan, no matter what," he said, expressing his passion.