Hotaka Yamakawa, a new member of the professional baseball team Softbank, worked for about 20 minutes after general practice to strengthen his defense after receiving a knock. He also received a knock together with Akira Nakamura, a great player who had won the Golden Glove Award four years in a row until last year.
He is expected to be a right-handed batter with the long-hitting ability that the team lacks. He then said, ``We have to win to get into the game, but to be honest, we can't match our defensive ability''