Yankees Tanaka Practicing a batter against a batter First time after hitting a ball for the first time on July 22, 10:42
It was the first time for Major League Baseball Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to hit the batter for the first time after being hit on the head during practice on the 4th of this month.
On the 4th day of the first day of camping at the Yankee Stadium in New York, Tanaka was diagnosed with mild concussion on the right side of the head during a practice battling a batter.
After that, I gradually improved the intensity of my practice while checking my physical condition, and after two pitching exercises with a bullpen, I resumed the practice of playing against a batter, the same as when I was hit on the 21st.
Pitcher Tanaka threw 20 balls in total for 5 batters, the first one was a fast fly light fly, the second was a split catcher fly, the third was a foreball, the fourth was a slider short goro, and the fifth was a foreball. It was stating.
At the interview after pitching practice, pitcher Tanaka said, ``When I threw the first ball, I thought that I hit it during this time, but I could throw it firmly after that.Although there were variations, I threw with strength, The theme of throwing with a solid load was firmly established."
The Yankees will enter the opening game on the 23rd of this month, but
pitcher Tanaka will practice pitching to the batter again on the 26th, and is expected to start in the Red Sox match on the 31st of this month at the earliest.