
pitcher Xu Ruoxi, who joined Softbank Hawks from Taiwanese professional baseball Weiquan, entered the bullpen for the first time at the Miyazaki camp on the 2nd. As a representative of Taiwan, the fastest right-hander of 158 km is also scheduled to participate in the WBC in March. In addition to his powerful fastball, he also threw breaking ball such as change-up and curves to check the feel. Tanigawara sat down and threw about 50 pitches. Coach Kokubo commented, "He has a beautiful form, good balance, and he was devising ways to raise his legs."