Orix Buffaloes 's Anderson Espinoza pitcher his first appearance in live BP (batting practice in a simulated game). He threw 30 pitches, with zero hit balls. He got off to a good start, getting strikeouts from Tonmiya, Mune, and Hirooka. "It was cold, so I was careful about my body while pitching to avoid injury," he said, closer his power output, but also feeling good about his curveball and two seam fastball. Now in his third year in Japan, the right-hander set a goal: "I'm always aiming for 10 or more wins, and even more. I want to win as many games as I can."

Since the year before last, ERA has been in the two-point range for two consecutive years, but due to the balance with his batting line-up, he has only managed seven and five wins. He is also known as a Japanophile, and is currently studying kanji. "Yama, Hito, Genki, Kuchi..." are characters with few strokes, so he is currently learning them. "I hope this will be the best year I have had so far," he said emphatically.