Opening pitcher for professional baseball ORIX is Yamaoka for 2 consecutive years at 15:27 on February 22
Orix's Taisuke Yamaoka, who won the highest winning percentage last season in the professional league baseball league, will be the opening pitcher for the second consecutive year.
This was revealed by Orix coach Tokufumi Nishimura after practice on the 22nd.
Among them, Manager Nishimura said, "I would like the win in the opening game is the best, but I do not put too much effort and I want to do my best for one year," and hoped for Yamaoka who was appointed as the opening pitcher.
Yamaoka is a 24 year old professional fourth year. With his sharp sliders, he scored the team's top 13 wins last season, winning the highest league title in the Pa League.
Pitcher Yamaoka said, "In the early part of the camp, I was glad to hear that Nishimura said," From the end of last season, the opening pitcher has decided on Yamaoka. " I want to win because things are happening. "
ORIX will compete with Rakuten in the opening season of Rakuten Life Park Miyagi in Sendai City on the 20th of next month.