Softbank Hawks 's pitcher chief coach and head coordinator, Shinji Kurano, revealed on the 10th the current situation regarding pitcher Liván Moinelo whose return to the first team has been delayed, saying, "We don't know yet, but if things go smoothly, he might be able to enter bullpen next week."

The left-hander, who represented Cuba in the WBC, arrived in Japan on March 25, just before the start of the season. Since then, he has been making careful adjustments. On this day, he participated in pitcher practice at his home base, the Mizuho Pay-Pay Dome, where he worked out using a medicine ball as well as catch a ball about 40 meters long. Even though he has not yet been scheduled to pitch in a real game, Coach Kurano stated that he is coming along well.

In the WBC, he pitched well, giving runs no runs in 3 2/3 innings against Panama on March 7th and again in 3 2/3 innings against Canada on March 12th, but his team was eliminated in the first round. After the WBC, his arrival in Japan was delayed due to large-scale power outages caused by a severe fuel shortage in his home country.