The final day of the second course of spring training. Shuto Ogata pitcher threw in bullpen. Last season, he pitched in a career-high 38 games as reliever, but this season he will try his hand at starting. It will be interesting to see if he can make it into the opening rotation.

​Kensuke Kondo, who joined the team today, is working hard on batting practice. Last season, he played less due to injury, but he has been selected to represent Japan for the second consecutive tournament, the 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™, to be held in March. He hopes to show off his batting prowess this season as well.

　Ryuta Hirose and Tomoya Inoue worked on a unique batting practice with skill coach Takeshi Akashi. By setting strike zone narrower than usual, they seem to be conscious of paying more attention to detail. A variety of ingenious practices are being incorporated into the training camp.

Takahiro Suzuki, a rookie selected 5th in the development draft, showed off a sharp swing when he stepped up to the plate, hitting the ball with potential for a hit. At his joining press conference, Suzuki was enthusiastic, saying, "I'm going to be a player who can hit, run, and defend, and achieve the triple three." We look forward to seeing what he does in the future.

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