Ruiyang Gulin is expected to be on the board on May 1 to face former ham ace Naoyuki Uezawa

The Japanese Ham Fighters are expected to start their second game of the season on May 1 and are expected to face the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks away from home against former ham ace Naoyuki Uezawa.

According to the "Nikkan Sports" report, the ham team played 3 consecutive games with SoftBank from the 29th, the first game was played by ace pitcher Ito Dami against Moinelo (Livan Moinelo), the second game of the ham team is expected to be started by Fukuya Yamazaki, and in the third game of the series, the Japanese media speculated that Gulin will get the first opportunity.

Gulin made his debut on April 23, facing the Lotte Vulture with 104 shots in 5.2 innings, and was knocked out of 9 hits, including 1 three-point shot by Eito Asaka, plus the impact of teammates' defensive errors, he lost a total of 7 points (5 points were lost), sent 5 strikeouts and 3 escorts, and swallowed the first defeat of the first team.

The SoftBank team is also expected to be the starting role of Uezawa in the final game, and he has played 4 games this season, with 2 wins and 1 defeat and a defense rate of 3.27, and his performance is stable.

It is worth mentioning that Uezawa used to be the head starter of the ham team, and after the 2023 season, he challenged the major leagues with a minor league contract through the entry system, but after only one year in the United States, he chose to return to Japan and joined the rival SoftBank team in the same league with a contract of 1 billion yen (about NT$227 million) for 4 years, which caused a lot of topics. Now, if it comes true, Gu Lin will have the opportunity to face this senior for the first time in the Japanese First Army, which is quite interesting.