Orix Buffaloes Sean Hjelle pitcher (29) will start the Rakuten Eagles game on the 14th (Rakuten Eagles Mobile) on the 13th. In his previous appearance on the 5th against Lotte (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he pitched a strong runs with 4 hit over 7 innings, marking his first win in Japan. The 213 cm right-hander, who has achieved a quality start (QS = 6 innings or more and 3 earned runs or fewer) in all five games so far, is extremely stable, and I imagined his usual matchup.

"When I'm pitch, I block out most of the noise. The stadium is the stadium, mound is mound, and baseball is baseball." Even on mound in Sendai on April 12th, where he was lose pitcher after giving up two runs in six innings, his focus remained unwavering. On the other hand, he is very interested in the Japanese style of watching games, where fans sing cheering songs loudly. "It's really great to see the entire stadium so engrossed in the game and passionately supporting the players. If I ever stop playing here in the future, I'm sure I'll miss this sight," he said, indicating that he intends to use the cheers of Rakuten Eagles fans as motivation.

In the games he pitched, his team's batting lineup often gave up an average of 2.2 runs without support, but he reiterated, "The team won (in the first win game on the 5th). The team won (in the first game on the 5th). That's all I care about," he reiterated. Ori's "Big Jerry" will stand tall at mound the enemy's site.