Orix Buffaloes Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher The right-hander, who is scheduled to pitch in a game against the Lotte (ZOZO) on March 11, practiced on his day off on Maishima Island in Osaka. He said, "The two teams hitter are different. I'm going to check what kind of reactions I'm going to get.

He had been working on learning cutter since the end of last season, but he changed the name to slider. "It's not as bulky as , but it's slower than a cut. In a game against Hiroshima on April 4 (Kyocera D), he gouged out Hirakawa's pocket in left field and struck him out at 142 km/h. "I'd rather have a solid pitch than a weak pitch that's halfway straight and loose," he said. He said, "Rather than a weak pitch that is straight and loose in the middle, I bend it up tight. I wanted a 'bent pitch' that was close to a straight ball. In order to make the most of his 161-kilometer fastest straight ball, he will first seek accuracy to hit the inside left corner and the outside right corner.

Miyagi and Sotani will compete in the WBC, and along with Kuri, he is a stiff-armed candidate to open the season pitcher. He is a strong competitor, and the level of his game is simply high." Encouraged by the success of his former colleague Yoshida (R-Sox), he himself is an absolute force to be reckoned with. （He is also an absolute force to be reckoned with.)