Appearing on "Professional baseball News 2026" broadcast on Fuji TV ONE on the 2nd, Sakaguchi Tomotaka mentioned Orix Buffaloes Hiroya Miyagi.

Sakaguchi emphasized, "pitcher had an injury last year, but he still has some decent numbers. He has the ability to bring a game together, and he can pitch solid inning. He's pitcher we need to have perform as an ace."

Miyagi pitched 23 games and 150 1/3 innings last season, with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses and ERA of 2.39. This season, his seventh year, he is expected to achieve double-digit win for the first time since 2013 and perform as an ace pitcher.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"