An exhibition match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hiroshima will be held at Kurashiki Muscat Stadium from 1:00 p.m. on March 1st.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles is looking to keep an eye on new signing McCusker. In the previous game, he started as the sixth batter and right fielder. In his third at-bat, he hit Home Run into the back screen, tying the game for the first time. He hopes to hit well in this game and contribute to the team's first exhibition win.

​Daisuke Nakashima also came in as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning of the same game, hitting a timely hit with two outs and a runner on second base. He's had a good start in the exhibition games, recording hit in three of the four games, with a batting average of .444. He hopes to maintain his good form in this game.

Written by Riyoko Niwa