◆ In the 4th inning, he gave up hits to two batters in a row... Tanizawa said, "What a waste, he should have stuck to his fastball."

Rakuten Eagles ・Contreras made his first start in Japan on the 5th against the Nippon-Ham. He pitched 4 innings, throwing 73 pitches, with the following stats: 6 hit, 1 strike out, 2 walks Hit by Pitch, and 4 runs, resulting in a loss in his debut.

On the Fuji TV ONE program "Pro baseball News 2026" aired on the 5th, commentator Akio Saito analyzed, "From what I've heard from various sources, including information from the majors, I thought he was more of a straight-throwing, power pitcher, but I got the impression that he's pitcher who mixes in change-up, slider, and curves, and uses changes of pace effectively closer." He added, "However, I have the impression that his fastball will get a little faster. If his fastball gets faster, slider and change-up will also become more effective, and I have high expectations that he will pitch well."

Another commentator, Kenichi Tanizawa, pointed out the pitches that allowed the two Home Run, saying, "Those two consecutive home runs in the fourth inning were such a waste. two seam fastball two-seam pitch was high against Yuki Nomura, and change-up against Kotaro Kiyomiya was a little too easy to hit, so it would have been better to just go for the fastball." MC Tsutomu Iwamoto agreed, saying, "He tried to do too many things at once. It would have been better to keep it simple." Tanizawa added, "He has good inherent qualities."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"