Professional baseball pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa of Rakuten appeals to Japan national team coach Ibata by pitching. Veteran player Hiroaki Shimauchi celebrated his 34th birthday on the 2nd.
Last season, he suffered from poor batting and experienced a decline in his performance with a batting average of.236 and seven home runs. He goes into camp with the intention of reshaping his body through off-duty weight training and hitting the ball farther. He has friends who were affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, so he sent a donation to his hometown.