Orix Buffaloes On the 6th, Hiroya Miyagi pitcher (24) set an "intense quota" for Ryuhei Sotani pitcher (25). Both left-handers, who participated in the WBC in March and are one grade above him, are scheduled to join the first team on the 7th. I want him to pitch a lot and make it easier for me," he jokingly said.

Soya, who pitched in one game during the WBC, has now appeared in a total of three games in the preseason and minor leagues. In the game against DeNA on the 2nd (Sugimoto Shoji BS), he pitched 5 2/3 innings, throwing 73 pitches and allowing only one runs. If all goes well, he is expected to start in the three-game series Rakuten Eagles starting on the 10th (Rakuten Eagles Mobile). The ace, who has served as the opening day pitcher for three consecutive years, said, "I shouldn't be saying this, but he's late (joining the team) (laughs). He's the type of person who gets fired up when you tease him," seemingly igniting a fire in the fire.

His ideal scenario is to pitch brilliantly in the game against Lotte on the 9th (Kyocera Dome), where he will throw around 100 pitches, and then pass the baton. "A good pitcher is coming back. I hope we can all work hard together," he said earnestly at the end. (Shunta Nanbu)