Yankees Tanaka "Go to the World Series and Become a Champion" January 23, 18:00
Major League Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka released his voluntary training in Sendai City, and expressed his enthusiasm for the season to end his seven-year contract, "I want to be a champion in the World Series."
Every year, Tanaka pitches independently after moving to the Major League with independent baseball / Rakuten players.
Tanaka performed an operation to remove the thorn on the right elbow in October of last year, but the adjustment is progressing smoothly, and on the 23rd, he practiced the fourth ball after the operation with a bullpen. Was.
From the middle, junior Hiroki Matsui stood at bat and threw about 30 balls with a changing ball assuming the ball count.
Tanaka was the first Japanese player to win a double-digit victory for the sixth consecutive year with 11 wins last season, contributing to the victory in the eastern part of the American League, but lost in the playoff series in the league championship series.
For the final year of the seven-year contract, pitcher Tanaka said, “I haven't yet entered the World Series and may be the last, so I want to be the champion anyway. I want to spend my time. "