Shota Morishita (23) of Hanshin aims to become the first professional baseball player in team history to win consecutive championships. He is attending a camp with the aim of further improving his batting technique.

The key to this is a new companion that looks just like a club. In the first match held on the 11th day of camp, he hit a 154km fastball and a fastball in front of the front row. He was selected to represent Japan in an international match to be held in March.