Seibu Lions outfielder Seiya Watanabe (Osaka University of Commerce), the only rookie to start in the first team, expressed his enthusiasm on the 27th, saying with the opening game just around the corner the next day, "I want to play my best, being myself and being proactive like a rookie."
On this day, he participated in the first team practice at Belluna Dome. After the whole practice ended, he volunteered to take part in a "free batting practice" to make a final check.
Watanabe Satoshi played mainly left field in the preseason games, and is set to starting line-up in the same position in the opening game. As this is the opening game at home, it is expected that the left stand will be packed with Lion fans, and he was thrilled by the support from the huge cheers, saying, "It's really exciting and warm. I can hear people shouting "Do your best!" and sometimes they even call my name, which gives me strength. The cheers that go up when I catch a fly ball in left field are also really amazing."
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