Lotte's rookie Sasaki for the first time catching opponent fast ball February 7 19:26
At the professional baseball Lotte camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, the first draft rookie, Aki Sasaki, catches a ball against a bullpen catcher for the first time and says he's in a good condition. did.
Although pitcher Sasaki has been playing catch balls between pitchers in the camp so far, he pitched a ball against a bullpen catcher for the first time at the indoor practice field on the 7th.
Sasaki pitched 23 balls at the highest speed ever with a dynamic form of raising his left foot at the same distance of 18.44 meters as the actual catcher.
Shiro Maesato, a bullpen catcher who received the ball, said, "I realized it was a wonderful pitcher. I think it was over 145 km. There was a sharpness like a pitcher. "And he gave the name of Softbank's former ace who won the Sawamura Award twice.
Sasaki said, "I think we're doing well and we're in good shape. The catcher mitt made a better sound and was thrown very comfortably."
After practice, pitcher Sasaki measured "chewing power" with other rookie players under the guidance of Tokyo Dental College, which was the fifth result out of seven. I was receiving it.
Sasaki said, "I think chewing is important as an athlete, so I want to be aware of the engagement."