On the 9th, Softbank Hawks pitcher Ryosuke Otsu expressed his enthusiasm for securing his place in the opening rotation for his next pitching appearance against The Giants on the 11th (Mizuho PayPay). On that day, he participated in pitcher practice at Mizuho PayPay Dome. "Everything's going well, so I want to go in with the mindset that I'll decide it next time," he said, stepping onto mound with full energy.

In his last appearance on the 4th against Yakult (Mizuho PayPay), he pitched as the second reliever, pitching 3 innings with 1 hit, no runs, and 2 strike out. Looking at the results, it may seem like he pitched well, but he reflected, "It was no good at all. I was scratching my fastball, Walk and hitting them with Hit by Pitch. I wasn't pitch the way I wanted to."

With the start of the season approaching, the battle for the rotation is coming to a climax. In last year's Japan Series, the right-hander contributed to Japan's first place finish by starting Game 4 win pitcher. "The starters around me have done well, so I'm trying to keep up with them," he said. He is a right-hander who contributed to Japan's first place finish in the Japan Series last year, starting in the fourth game. I've said this many times, but I want to show it with results." On the 11th, he will appeal to the leaders with a pitch performance that he himself is convinced of.