An exhibition game between Tohoku Rakuten and Tokyo Yakult will be held at Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium from 1:00 p.m. on March 12th.

Tohoku Rakuten 's Hikaru Ota had two hit two RBI in the previous game (11th against Tokyo Yakult). Last season, he was the catcher in starting line-up lineup for 81 games, but finished with a disappointing batting average of .196. This season, he hopes to achieve results in batting and contribute to the team's win on both offense and defense.

Text by Aoi Nemoto