Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have completed their Taiwan tour and are now in the first day of their seventh season. An interview with manager Hiroki Kokubo was broadcast, in which he said, "Naoyuki Uwasawa will be the opening pitcher for 2026." The opening game against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher, to be held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome on March 27th, is likely to be a highly anticipated matchup between pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa and Hiromi Ito.

In bullpen Osuna pitcher took part in pitch practice. Last season, he pitched in 26 games, recording 3 wins, 1 loss, 6 hold 8 ERA of 4.15, which was not as good as he had hoped. This season, he hopes to pitch consistently and return to his role as the team's guardian angel.

In the lunch batting practice, Hotaka Yamakawa showed off his powerful hitting, hitting three consecutive hits over the fence. Last season, he hit 23 Home Run, ranking second in Pacific League Home Run rankings. He is expected to play an important role as the core of the batting lineup this season as well.

Team B played a practice game against Nippon Paper Ishinomaki. The starter was the third year in training, who pitched well against the Japanese national team lineup in the Rugzas Samurai Japan Series 2026 Miyazaki on the 23rd, 1 inning nothing runs Haruto Fujiwara pitcher He was sharp in this game as well. In this game, he was also sharp breaking ball and took struck out away. He is continuing his appeal to be registered under control.

​Kyoshiro Sakura, also in his third year of development, hit a powerful Home Run into the right-field stands with count 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, with no outs and a runner on second base. Last season, he made his regular season debut in the minor league and recorded a hit. This season, he will be hoping to seize the opportunity to get more playing time.

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