Orix Buffaloes Tomoya Mori catcher (30) was looking forward to meeting his former teammate Yusei Kikuchi (Angels) on January 1. The left-hander, who is four years his senior in baseball, is scheduled to start in a training game against Samurai Japan (Kyocera D) on April 2. The left fielder, who is four years his senior from his days with the Angels, is scheduled to start in the training game against Samurai Japan (Kyocera D) on April 2. I'm curious to see what kind of pitches he'll throw. Seibu Lions pitcher

This season, he is trying to bounce back from 2012, when he hit just one Home Run in 50 games, and in the game against Lotte on February 25th (SOKKEN), with the score tied and a runner on first base and no outs in the sixth inning, he hit a two-run home run over the right field fence off Sakamoto, his first home run of 2012. "In terms of dealing with a variety of pitcher, it's just the beginning. The ability to distinguish between fastballs and breaking ball is important," he said, and so a match against Yusei would be a valuable opportunity.