Nippon-Ham s Kohei Arihara pitcher (33) entered bullpen for the second time this camp in Nago, Okinawa, on March 15. catcher He threw a total of 25 pitches, both straight balls and two seam fastball pitches. The first time he sat down, he threw a total of 25 straight pitches and pitch 25 pitches. He said, "I wanted to check the inclination and see if I could throw straight pitches well. The first half was good, but I think the second half was better, so I'm hoping to pick up the pace from there.

Last season, he won the most games with 14, but on March 28th he was the lose pitcher in the opening game against Lotte (Mizuho PayPay Dome) after giving up seven runs in seven innings, and has not won a game in his first four games since the start of the season. "Last year I was pitching more at this time of year, and my condition was really good, but there were some things that weren't going well for me, so I didn't get into a good start to the season. It was not just my own feeling, but the results weren't good either, so I thought about that and am taking it a little slower than last year," he said, reflecting on last season and continuing to make adjustments at a slower pace.

Nevertheless, the right-handed pitcher, who is scheduled to pitch in the fourth game of the season against Lotte on March 31st (Ace Con), is also looking ahead to actual games, saying, "I hope I can pitch at least once while I'm in Okinawa."