Yakult camp Rookie Okukawa Throwing practice resumed from 3rd February 2nd 22:25
Professional baseball Yakult rookie Yasunobu Okukawa will resume throwing practice from the 3rd if there is no problem with the condition of his right elbow, which was slightly inflamed.
In a two-camp Yakult camp in the western city of Miyazaki Prefecture, pitcher Okukawa made careful adjustments to resume his practice of throwing for two days.
According to Takahiro Ikeyama, two army coaches, if there is no problem with the condition of the right elbow that had mild inflammation, he will begin practicing to throw the ball toward the net on the 3rd.
Coach Ikeyama said, "The inflammation of the right elbow has already subsided, so I would like to check it out tomorrow morning and, if there is no problem, resume the net throw. I will step forward step by step while keeping my feelings down." Was.
Okukawa said, "At the stage of shadow pitching, there is no problem with the elbow condition. I was really happy with the net throw because I wanted to throw it all the time."
On the second day, we had lunch for the first time at the camp, and we responded to the sign. When pitcher Okukawa started signing, there were over 100 people in just 10 minutes, showing the popularity of pitchers.
A woman in her twenties who got the signature said, "I became a fan after seeing Koshien's success. I had a three-hour trip from Kasa Kumamoto."