◆Farm Rakuten Eagles: Rakuten vs. Oisix (23rd, Shinrindori Izumi)

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Junior Marte made his debut on the 23rd in a farm league game against Oisix. He pitched one inning, runs three hit and one strike out one batter.

The new foreign player took mound as the second hit in the fourth inning with a three-run lead. He gave up a single to Takayama, the leadoff batter, putting him in a jam with two outs and runners on first and second base, and then allowed an RBI single to Uehara, runs a run. However, with two outs and runners on second and third base, he got Taka to fly out to right field with a 154 km/h inside two-seam two seam fastball.

Marte, a Dominican Republic native, is a right-handed reliever. In his 25 years with Chunichi, he recorded 1 win, 4 losses, 2 saves, 14 hold, and ERA of 1.95 in 35 games. This season, he made one appearance for the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball. His signing with Rakuten Eagles was announced on the 6th.