Padres Hiroki Matsui plays catch for the first time since avoiding pitching in an exhibition game. Padres pitcher Matsui avoided pitching in the exhibition game scheduled for the 25th of last month due to tightness in his lower back.
Matsui played catch from a distance of up to 30 meters, carefully checking his movements. His teammate, pitcher Yu Darvish, threw 38 pitches in the bullpen that day, and had staff stand in the batter's box to mainly check the accuracy of his breaking balls.