Japan National Baseball National Team wins warm-up game against European National Team. The Japanese national team won 5-0 with a relay of six pitchers, including a fastball with a speed of 159km/h and a scoreless second inning.
Meiji University's Rui Soyama, who is attracting attention as a centerpiece of this fall's draft meeting among the selected university players, has been diagnosed with a fracture of his right shoulder blade. The Premier 12, an international tournament to be held in November this year, will feature players from Italy and the Czech Republic.