Yankees Tanaka camp start Confidence in the last year of contract February 14 8:40
Major league pitcher Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka, went into camp in Florida on Thursday, saying, "We have found a way to improve pitching," in the seventh year of the final year of the Yankees contract. I showed my confidence.
Tanaka, the only Japanese player to win double-digit victories for six consecutive years, started this season at a camp that began in Tampa, Florida on the 13th.
Tanaka pitched with a bullpen in his voluntary training two days ago, so this day became a lighter menu, and he pitched a catch ball at a distance of up to 30 meters for about 10 minutes.
Defensive practice was also conducted in the same group as Gerrit Cole, who transferred from Astros with a contract of 35.3 billion yen, the highest ever in pitchers, and confirmed basic movements such as pitcher goro processing and squatting.
At the end of the practice, we completed the first day by running back and forth over a short distance.
Tanaka had an operation to remove the spine on his right elbow in October of last year, but he said that the adjustment was going smoothly and he said, "I have been in the bullpen many times and there is no limit at all.
I have found a way to improve pitching in myself, so I think it is important to work hard from practice and to be able to play in games. "
He also said that he was a pitcher, but it was a lot of fun and exciting to see him on the same team nearby.