Naoyuki Uesawa pitches for the first time in actual practice at Rays camp, appealing for promotion. Pitcher Uezawa threw 32 pitches against a total of nine batters, limiting his hits to just two.
In addition to his fastball in the high 140km/h range, he also had good control on curveballs, split balls, and other breaking balls. The pitching coach who inspected him was satisfied with his pitching, saying, ``It was amazing,'' and he appealed for promotion to the major leagues.