Orix Buffaloes Kohei Azuma pitcher (26) resumed pitch on the 27th after a month. He pitched a live BP at the indoor venue in Maishima, Osaka, throwing 20 pitches against four hitter batters. The fastest record was 145 km/h. On May 27, during a farm league game against Hayate (Chu~ru), he complained of right elbow issues and was forced to leave the game. "I absolutely want to be a first-team asset. I really want to never leave again," he said with determination.

With ace pitchers Miyagi and Yamashita absent from the starting rotation, Soya has also been removed from the roster for conditioning reasons, and Perdomo, who was moved from relief to the starting rotation, has also suffered an injury. Left-handed pitcher Sato Ichi joined the first team from this day, but the number of pitchers is still insufficient. Higashi, who had a 6-0 record in 2023, could be a savior.

pitcher Seiryu Kotajima (26), who had been sidelined since the May 5th game against Softbank Hawks in the same league (at Tama Chikugo) due to an upper body injury, also took the mound for the live BP. He threw the same 20 pitches as Higashi, with a top speed of 145 km/h, which was excellent. The right-hander, who had a great rookie season in 2024 with ERA of 0.79 in 50 games, showed a sense of responsibility, saying, "I want to work in the first team as soon as possible. I want to be a valuable asset to the team."