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Broadcast January 15, 2026 Series "Challenge 2026" The second episode focuses on young players entering the world of professional baseball. There are two types of contracts in professional baseball: Controlled contracts, which each team has a roster limit of 70 players, and development contracts, which have no limit on the number of players. Development players with three-digit uniform numbers are unable to play in first-team games, but they can make their first-team debut if they sign a controlled contract as their talent blossoms or due to team circumstances such as injuries. For example, among high school students in the prefecture, pitcher Okumura of Yokohama and player Handa of Nihon University Fujisawa are under controlled contracts, while pitchers Hamaoka of Kawawa and Komiya of Kawasaki Institute of Science are under development contracts. Including these four, a total of 116 players were selected in last October's draft, including 73 controlled players and 43 development players. Of these, 19 controlled and 14 development players were high school students, and only four development pitchers were development pitchers. Kawawa High School third-year pitcher Sota Hamaoka is taking on the fiercely competitive world of professional baseball on a development contract straight out of high school. Hamaoka's quest to become Japan's best pitcher has finally begun. ・Related Features [Challenge] Former Tokai University Sagami Soccer Club Ace Riku Okimoto Takes to the World    • 【挑戦】東海大相模サッカー部の元エース・沖本陸が世界へ【News Linkオンライン】   [Challenge] Indonesian Bus Driver Strives for His Debut    • 【挑戦】インドネシア国籍のバス運転士 デビューを目指し奮闘【News Linkオンライン】   [Challenge] Former Yokohama DeNA Baystars Tomoya Mikami Goes from Player to Coach of the ENEOS Baseball Team    • 【挑戦】元横浜DeNAベイスターズ三上朋也さん  選手からENEOS野球部コーチへ【...   [News Link Online] Broadcasting Kanagawa Prefecture news! Please subscribe to our channel! [News Link] Now airing on tvk (TV Kanagawa)! ■Every Monday-Friday 9:30 PM - 9:55 PM ■Website: https://www.tvk-yokohama.com/newslink/ ■X:   / tvknews930   #SoutaHamaoka #KawawaHighSchool #KanagawaPrefecture #tvk #tvkNews #tvkNews #NewsLink #tvkNewsLink