Rakuten Eagles Masaru Fujii pitcher spoke on the 27th about his determination heading into the 28th’s game (Hotto Kobe), which will be a do-or-die match. In his previous outing against the Lotte Marines on the 21st (ZOZO), he was pulled after just one inning . Manager Yoshii immediately replaced him, calling his performance “far too sloppy.” Orix Buffaloes mound runs

Nevertheless, the manager gave him another chance in a week, saying, "I'm counting on you next time." The left-hander said, "I was given another chance, so I did everything I could, reviewed everything from scratch, got a lot of advice from pitcher coach, and spent the past week working on it with a sense of adjustment and challenge." He focused his preparations on correcting his pitching form.

He has runs in the first inning in five consecutive games, making the start of the game his "nemesis," but he said with determination, "I'm already worrying about that too much, so in a good way, I'm not going to worry about it and just think about getting the team to win, and that includes the content of my own pitching, but I'm just going to focus on closer. I'm just going to think about coming back with the fewest runs allowed."

Can he show a change of pace? The left-handed pitcher said with a fierce expression, "I know it's not easy to be given another chance, so I'm really grateful for that, and I have a strong feeling that I'll definitely do it next time." He will show tenacity at the very edge of the ring.