It's the third day of the second training session for Chiba Lotte Marines. Footage of pitcher Haruya Tanaka 's bullpen pitch has been released. Last season, he started 13 games, posting a record of 3 wins and 5 losses ERA of 2.48. Now in his fourth year as a pro, he has declared his intention to be the opening pitcher. It will be interesting to see if he can prevail in the fierce competition.

Last season, he pitched in 37 games as a reliever, posting a ERA 1.84 Shuta Takano pitcher He also entered bullpen. The left-hander has made great strides and seems to be working on learning a new type of pitch under the guidance of coach Tomohiro Kuroki pitcher.

In the first live BP of this camp, Misho Nishikawa faced off against pitcher Yuto Kimura. Nishikawa hit multiple hittable balls. Also, pitcher Tokito Kawamura and Takabe Eito, both of whom are in the same year, faced off against each other. While pitcher showed off his powerful pitch, Takabe also hit a sharp ball to center fielder field.

​Kyuto Ueda, now in his third year with the team, received thorough batting instruction from temporary coach Kazuo Matsui. Last season, Ueda played in 66 games, far exceeding the previous year. He also had the thrill of hitting his first professional Home Run. This season, he hopes to show even more power in his batting.

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