Seibu Lions pitcher Yutaro Watanabe spoke on the 9th about his determination for the game against Hiroshima on the 10th (at Belluna Dome), where he will be aiming for his fourth win. The right-hander, who has been in good form with 20 2/3 consecutive runs innings in three games since the game against Softbank Hawks on May 12th (at Mizuho PayPay Dome), said, "As long as I'm on mound, I'm focused on not letting them touch home base. I think every pitcher feels that way, but I want to be very strong about that," showing his enthusiasm to continue his scoreless streak.

On the day of the event, the wind ensemble from his alma mater, Urawa Gakuin, is scheduled to attend and perform a collaborative cheerleading routine. “They did this for us last year too, so I’m really looking forward to it,” he said, clearly excited. “I think the high level of the pros baseball—or rather, baseball—means that in every aspect, from speed to everything else, they’re on a different level than high school students, so I believe there’s a lot to learn even from things like batting practice. baseball I want the club members to learn from those aspects as well," he said, expressing his hopes for the younger members of the baseball club.