◆Farm League West Division Orix Buffaloes 3-2 Hiroshima (19th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes ・ Atsuya Fujikawa pitcher (18) made a stunning home debut. The 153 km/h right-hander, who joined the team as the first pick in the 2025 draft from Nobeoka Gakuen, made his first Kyocera D mound on the 19th in the farm league game against Hiroshima. With Kishida and the other first-team coaching staff watching, he pitched four to two innings without hit runs, hitting the fastest 151 km/h since turning pro, and nodded, saying, "It was easy to pitch, so I enjoyed it."

He gave the leadoff Kei Sato a Walk, but Ramirez missed it with a fastball struck out. With one out and a runner on first, he broke a first-team veteran Fabian's bat with a slider and got it out to left. "Being closer led to confidence." With one out in the fifth inning, he held Nishikawa to a swinging struck out with a fastball, and with two strike out, passed the baton to Morihiro, who was second in the sixth inning.

Feeling the atmosphere of his home stadium, he renewed his resolve, saying, "I want to play as a starting pitcher." He vowed to steadily improve, saying, "I'm not at the first-team level yet. I won't rush, I'll just focus on developing my form properly." (Shunta Nanbu)