Orix Buffaloes Daiki Tajima pitcher will start in the third game of the opening round on the 29th, the Rakuten Eagles match (Kyocera Dome Osaka). In the open game, he suffered a little with a total of 7 innings in 2 games with 3 runs, but in the Farm League match against Hiroshima (Sugimoto Shoji BS) held on the 22nd, he threw 2 runs and 4 strike out in 6 innings. "(The condition) is not bad, and I have been preparing with the awareness of making a pitch that can contribute to the victory of the Orix Buffaloes," he imagined a good pitch.

Jerry (Giants), the new foreign player who was initially expected to start, apparently prioritized his conditioning and avoided pitching. His symptoms were mild, and it appears they prioritized him returning to the first team in perfect condition.