Yakult, aiming to win the Central League consecutively in professional baseball and become the best in Japan for the second consecutive year, launched a camp in Okinawa on the 28th, and Shingo Takatsu said, "I want to concentrate on further improving team power and individual power." Looking ahead to the start of the season months later.
On the 28th, Yakult launched a one-month camp in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture, and after practice, players and leaders formed a circle centered on the mound.
Among them, pitcher Noboru Shimizu, who won the title of the best relay for the second consecutive year on behalf of the players, said, "Thanks to the fans who visited the stadium every day even in the corona. Under the supervision of Takatsu, I want to do my best with all my heart, aiming to win the Central League in a row and become the best in Japan for the second consecutive year. "
Director Takatsu recalled the camp, "It was a month of worrying about the effects of the new coronavirus. Some things went well and some did not."
After that, he said, "I want to concentrate on improving the team power and individual power from here," he said, looking ahead to the opening about a month later.
On the other hand, last year, he said that the opening pitcher nominated on the last day of the camp was "not decided yet" and expressed his intention to identify it during the open game.