Orix Buffaloes Kosei Yoshida pitcher The right-hander, who underwent medial collateral ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in March of 2013, sat down bullpen for the first time at the Miyazaki camp catcher and threw 30 pitches. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that," he said. I put the most effort into the last five pitches I've ever put into it." He showed off his windup on the last three pitches and measured 143 kilometers, the fastest he's ever hit since the surgery.

During his seventh year, which ended with him not pitching in the first team due to rehabilitation, he began to transform his body, saying, "I channeled my anger at not being able to pitch into squats and deadlifts." During the off-season, he trained independently at Kanoya University of Health and Sport Sciences in Kagoshima, and reached his heaviest weight of 87 kg. During the New Year's holiday, he hosted an Akita Prefecture gathering with actress Nozomi Sasaki (37) and others. She gave him some nice words of encouragement: "I want to go see baseball, so do your best."

"The trainers are surprised at how well he is doing," he said, aiming for a return to action at the end of February. "If I can exceed (150 km/h), that'll be good," he said, as he continues to move forward with his goal of making the opening day first team. (Nambu Shunta)