Orix Buffaloes pitcher On the 19th, he took the mound for the first time in live BP (hitting practice) at the Miyazaki camp. He struck out two batters with a sharp, sideways-curving fastball from Nichisei Nakanishi, the third-ranked player in the developmental ranks. He said, "I've always been a big hitter. He threw 20 pitches, with a maximum speed of 147 kilometers per hour, hit, and made a good debut.

A Sapporo native, he supported Nippon-Ham as a fan club member in his childhood. "I probably saw him (at Sapporo Dome)," he said, noting that Darvish (Padres), who played for the team until 2011, was his hero at the time. In junior high school, he learned how to grip and throw slider from a book by the right-handed pitcher who had a total of 208 wins in Japan and the US, and mastered it perfectly after entering Sapporo Nihon University. "When I try to curve the ball, my fingers stretch out. I just put pressure on my fingers so that it doesn't slip out." He put it away for a while, but it was reborn as a deadly pitch for the "sweeper" in his fourth year.

The top three nominees from Fujikawa (Nobeoka Gakuen), who is the first pick in the draft, are all high school pitcher. Coach Kishida, who watched the pitch, praised the right-hander who was ready to work, saying, "You had a sharp edge," and plans to explore possibilities in both starting and relieving for the time being. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers) inherited the number "43" that he wore when he joined the team, and the first goal is to start with the "opening first team". After continuing to pitch well, there is a big draw. (Shunta Minami)

◆Takaya Shu: Born July 27, 2003 in Sapporo. 22 years old. Started playing baseball with the Maruyama Stars in his third year at Maruyama Elementary School, and played for the softball team T.T. Baseball Club while at Koryo Junior High School. At Sapporo Nihon University, he won the All-Hokkaido Tournament in the spring of his third year. In the summer, he was runner-up in the Southern Hokkaido Tournament, but never played in Koshien. At Hokkai Gakuen University, he was on the bench from the spring of his first year. He joined Orix Buffaloes as the fifth pick in the 2013 draft. His name comes from Katsu Kaishu. He is 179 cm tall and weighs 83 kg. He throws and bats right-handed. His annual salary is 7 million yen.