On the 5th, Nippon-Ham announced that new foreign players pitcher Saurin Lao (26) and infielder Rodolfo Castro (26) will arrive in Japan on the 6th and join the first-team camp in Nago, Okinawa from the 7th.
The date for pitcher Kohei Arihara (33) and outfielder Franmil Reyes (30), who are late in joining the team, has not yet been decided, catcher Ariel Martínez (29), who will be playing for the Cuban national team in the World Baseball Classic in March, will not be taking part in the spring training camp with Nippon-Ham.
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