◆Farm League: Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham (November 11th, Lotte Urawa)

Lotte's first-round draft pick Genki Ishigaki pitcher (18) = Kentai Takasaki made his pro debut in a Farm League game Nippon-Ham against Lotte Urawa. 1 1/3 innings, 27 pitches: 1 hit, 3 Walk, 1 Hit by Pitch, 1 strike out, 3 runs, with a top speed of 156 km/h.

In the first inning, he Walk to Miyazaki in the lead, Hit by Pitch to Kamikawahata, and Walk to Martinez bases loaded no deaths. From Arizono, he took a swing struck out with a fork and got one out, but Shindo followed with a 152 km fastball bounced back to the center field and hit a two-run hit. He gave Sakaguchi a Walk and was told to be replaced.

The right-hander was the first high school graduate pitcher to participate in spring training camp in six years, since Akinori Sasaki (now with the Dodgers) in 2020. The day before his first day as a pro, on the 10th, he said, "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, so I'm not nervous, I'm just looking forward to it. I'm concerned about how well my confidence fastball will work, and tomorrow (the 11th) is starter, so I think it's important how well I can pitch at a good tempo. I hope I can throw with those two things in mind.

Manager Saburo described him as "a monster in a word. He's on a different level. I think he's in the same class as Roki." For the "Monster of the Reiwa Era" wearing the number 18 uniform, it was a bittersweet debut game, but he took his first step.

◆Genki Ishigaki was born on August 16, 2007 in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. 18 years old. He started playing softball baseball at Horobetsu Nishi Elementary School in the first grade and was a member of Toyako Senior High School at Noboribetsu Seiryo Junior High School. pitcher from the summer of his second year. He has been on the bench at Kentai Takasaki since the spring of his freshman year. Koshien He was a member of the "Kendo" team for four consecutive seasons from the spring of his second year. 180 cm, 78 kg. He throws right-handed and bats both ways. Estimated salary this season: 16 million yen.