Before the final stage of the climax series of professional baseball begins on the 10th, Orix, who won the league title for the first time in 25 years, made adjustments at its home base, Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Orix, who will face the third climax series for the first time in seven years, will be the first to challenge the final stage and will face Lotte, who is second in the league, to advance to the Japan Series.
In the final stage, the league champion Orix has the advantage of one win, and the team that wins four first will advance to the Japan Series.
Ahead of the first round on the 10th, on the 9th, we practiced for about 2 hours at the venue, Kyocera Dome Osaka, from around 11:00 am.
Of these, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is scheduled to start the first game, adjusted with catch balls and long-distance pitchers.
Pitcher Yamamoto has grown into a team ace by monopolizing four starting pitcher titles, including 18 wins this season.
Pitcher Yamamoto said, "Because it is important to win, I want to throw a good ball without thinking about waste so that I can perform well as usual and throw with the least number of goals."
In addition, Masataka Yoshida, who was expected to return from the battlefield after receiving a dead ball near his right wrist and broke his bone last month, also practiced batting in a real-life style and hit a hit.
Yoshida said, "Since it was decided that we won the championship and started on November 10, we have done the best we can do now by doing the back calculation. We will fight together for victory and enter the Japan Series. I want to do my best toward it. "
Director Nakajima "With a normal heart, without worrying"
After the practice, Orix coach Satoshi Nakajima said, "It's quite difficult, but I hope everyone can go together without worrying about it. I can't do anything special from now on, so take out everything you have. I want to do my best to fight for the next stage. "
In addition, T-Okada, a 16-year veteran of Orix, said, "I'm just preparing to play 120% of the play ball, so instead of looking ahead, I'll just connect one game at a time. I want to show a good appearance and win without giving up until the end. "