Pitcher Keiji Takahashi, who suffered from a slump last season, is in the bullpen. Pitcher contributed to winning the WBC (World Baseball Classic) last year as a member of the Japanese national team.
He was unable to produce the results he expected, pitching in 20 games this season with 4 wins and 9 losses. This year's camp will also focus on weight training, with the aim of improving the quality of the straights. On the 8th, he threw 105 pitches, mainly fastballs, over 100 pitches for the first time in this camp.