Softbank Hawks On May 5, manager Hiroki Kokubo raised expectations for Xu Ruoxi, who pitched well for Taiwan's WBC team against Australia. Check out pitch content at Tokyo Dome of 2 hit no runs four innings in his first start. 'I saw it. If you can throw that well in a unique tense situation, we have high expectations for you," he said.

The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher played for the Wei Chuan Taiwan Professional baseball last season. After a bidding war between Japan and the US, Softbank Hawks successfully acquired him with a three-year contract worth 1.5 billion yen. During the Miyazaki training camp, his pitching power was not improving, and he was working on correcting his form.