Professional baseball team pitcher Aki Sasaki of Lotte entered the bullpen for the first time on the second day of the camp being held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. Pitcher Sasaki threw a total of 37 pitches, focusing on powerful fastballs, mixed with sliders and forks.
In the bullpen, along with pitcher Sasaki, pitchers Kazuya Kojima and Atsuki Taneichi, who have been mentioned as opening pitcher candidates by manager Rito Yoshii, also practiced pitching.