[Orix] Ren Mukunoki and Kaisei Tomatsu will be sent to the Puerto Rico Winter League. They will depart on the 31st and return on December 22nd.
Sports Hochi
2025.10.31(金) 05:00
On the 30th, Orix announced that pitcher Ren Mukunoki (25) and Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher 20) will be sent to the Puerto Rico Winter League. They will depart on the 31st and return to Japan on December 22nd. The long-term participation of over a month will train both their minds and bodies.
Mukugi, the right-handed pitcher who was the first pick in the 2021 draft, has pitched in 12 games this season. Since September, he has shown his aptitude with four hold in six games as a relief pitcher. “I like battles of strength, so I’m looking forward to seeing how effective I am. Next year, I want to be in a winning pattern from the start (of the season).” Second-year left-handed pitcher Higashimatsu made his debut in the first team, and although his first professional win was postponed, he pitched in seven games (two as a starter). “I want to test how effective my pitches are, and I hope to have grown even a little when I return,” he said with enthusiasm.
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・ [Orix] Ren Mukunoki and Kaisei Tomatsu sent to Puerto Rico Winter League for over a month of training
・ [Orix] Ren Mukunoki and Kaisei Tomatsu will be training in Puerto Rico, participating in the winter league for over a month.
・ [Orix] Manager Mamoru Kishida on left-handed Kaisei Tomatsu, a second-year high school graduate, said, “If he continues like this, we can expect great things from him.” Will he be a relief pitcher on the opening day first team?
・ [Hiroshima] Takumi Kurohara threw 45 pitches in the second bullpen, “I was able to throw with force.” On the previous day, the 3rd, he had a different training schedule due to lower body tightness.
・ [Seibu] Shinya Hasegawa, Taishi Mameda, and Mikato Aoyama will be sent to the Puerto Rico Winter League. Hasegawa said, “We want to take on the challenge with a hungry spirit.”
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