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On September 28, professional baseball pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of Rakuten will throw his first pitch of the season at home against Oryx. On the 27th, they trained at the Rakuten Mobile Park and expressed their enthusiasm. Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka: “I hope I can fully demonstrate what I’ve been working on at the farm since early spring on the mound on the 28th.” Pitcher Tanaka had surgery to clean up his right elbow last October. with the first team in spring training, but withdrew before the start due to poor condition. Adjustments continued on the farm. However, he returned to farm play in August, and in the September 13 game, he pitched 7 innings and 98 pitches, scoring 2 earned runs. It recorded a top speed of 146 km/h, demonstrating smooth adjustment. Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka: “There were a lot of things that didn’t go the way I expected and I wondered if I would ever be able to pitch, and I did a lot of things, but it also gave me time to reflect on myself more than when -or. From now on, I will perform well so that later I can say that it was a really good time.” On the 22nd, Imae’s manager announced that his return to the first team had attracted attention. month when pitcher Tanaka announced he would start against the Orix on the 28th. Rakuten is currently one game behind Lotte in 3rd place. In the final stages of the fierce battle to qualify for the Climax Series, hopes are high for the great ace, who is three wins away from reaching 200 wins in Japan and the US. Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka: “Hopefully I can pitch with momentum as we head into the climactic series.”