Hanshin's new foreigner Edwards February 14 16:03 showing a good finish
This season, a new foreigner, pitcher John Edwards, who is expected to be a repeater in professional baseball and Hanshin, served as a batting pitcher at the Okinawa camp and showed a good finish that would not allow any hits.
A 32-year-old pitcher from the United States, Edwards is a right pitcher with a fastball over 150 km and a sharp slider, and has played for major league Rangers and Indians.
Edwards is expected to be a replacement for Johnson, who retired last season only, and served as a batting pitcher against a leading batter on the 14th.
Edwards pitched 37 jerseys against three batters, including taking off a swing from a new foreigner Jerry Sands, who has a big league experience with a large bending slider, and breaking a bat of Kosuke Fukudome with a sharp fastball. I didn't allow any hits.
"I was mainly checking the form today, but I was also able to see the strike zone. I want to make adjustments so that I can contribute to the team's victory," said Edwards.