Rakuten Takahiro Norimoto pitcher was announced as a preview starter for the Orix game (Rakuten Mobile) on the 24th. He has been a starter since 13, his first year as a professional, but has switched to relief since 24, and will be his first starter since the Lotte game on October 10, 23. Norimoto, who revealed that he was told after the game on the 22nd, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “It’s the job of a starter to go as far as I can, and I have that feeling.”
Last season, he recorded 32 saves and was named the saves leader. He started this season as closer, but his performance did not improve, and he was relegated to reliever role for a while. He has pitched as reliever in his last four games, closer the score at runs. He has pitched in 45 games so far this season, with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses, 16 saves, and ERA 2.23. He is not preparing to be a starter, but he believes that “it is the job of the person on mound to closer the opposing hitter and put the team in a position to win,” and he continues to closer each hitter in front of him.
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