Rakuten Eagles Hiroshi Mikitani (60) visited the team's first-team training camp in Kin, Okinawa on the 5th.
He gave a speech to manager Hajime Miki, the coaches, and the players on ground. Afterwards, he went to bullpen and watched intently as pitch Fujihira, Fujii, and Koja threw. He also shook hands and chatted with Kenta Maeda, a new addition to the team this season, who came to bullpen to say hello.
In the afternoon, he was busy and watched the live BP from behind the batting cage.
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