Softbank Hawks 's pitcher chief coach and head coordinator, Shinji Kurano, indicated on the 8th that pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa, who is continuing his adjustments in the farm league, is highly likely to pitch in the farm league again next time.

Uwasawa has appeared in eight games this season, including serving as the opening day pitcher, and has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses with ERA of 2.55. In the game Rakuten Eagles on May 15 (Rakuten Eagles Mobile), he pitched three innings, giving up four runs (zero earned) before being taken out of the game. Since May 17, he has been undergoing rehabilitation in the minor leagues due to a right elbow condition.

On the 7th, he made his return to action in a farm league game against Hiroshima (at Tamasta Chikugo), throwing 57 pitches in 3 1/3 innings and giving up 4 runs. Coach Kurano said, "I haven't spoken to him personally, but I've seen the video," indicating that he has checked him out. He said that his power output is fine to a certain extent, but that he needs to gradually increase his accuracy and the number of pitches, and added, "We're not thinking about him pitching in the first team next at the moment," indicating that he will be taking things step by step.