[Orix Buffaloes] Manager Mamoru Kishida hopes for the emergence of a "substitute closer"... With Machado joining the Venezuelan WBC team, "someone has to cover for him"

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Head coach Toshio Haru (left) and manager Mamoru Kishida talk (photographer: Shinya Iwakawa)

Orix Buffaloes On March 6, Mamoru Kishida (44), the manager of the National League's National League Baseball Team, expressed his hope for the emergence of a "substitute guardian god" for the Venezuelan national team. Considering the delay in his adjustment to his third season in Japan, he said, "Someone has to cover for me. closer There are others pitcher who can go in," he stressed.

The coach named Mukugi, Yamazaki, Iwasaki, Perdomo and others as candidates, and said, "There are kids with potential," anticipating high-level competition.

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[Orix Buffaloes] Manager Mamoru Kishida hopes for the emergence of a "substitute closer"... With Machado joining the Venezuelan WBC team, "someone has to cover for him"