On the 8th, Lotte manager Saburo (49) summarized the second session of the Miyakonojo camp and named second-round draft pick rookie left-handed pitcher Kaito Mori (22) of Meiji University as the MVP of the session.

"I want to say, 'I wonder if (Ishigaki) is doing well,' but I think it's Mori. When Genki was pitching, Mori was pitching in the back, and I was watching him quite a bit. He was throwing some good balls, so I think my expectations are rising again."

The commander said he had been watching pitch on video since Mouri was an ace at Meiji University. He said, "(The speed of the ball) feels faster than it is displayed. It's hard to see where his arm is coming from, and his head speed...his release speed, or top speed, is fast, so I think it feels pretty fast. right-handed hitter I think that's one of my strengths.

Looking back on the 52 pitches he threw on the 6th bullpen, he said, "I was able to throw relatively well-balanced pitches, and for the first time, I was able to pitch have a hitter stand up for me. I think I was able to take a step forward. I and other new players have to keep appealing to the public. In that aspect, I think that being selected as MVP was one of the things that appealed to me," he added.

Mori was a southpaw who represented the Tokyo Big Six baseball League. He is expected to pitch in a real game in the third training session starting on the 10th. He is steadily progressing step by step towards being on the opening day first team. (Kato Hiroshi)