Blue Jays Shun Yamaguchi pitching practice against the batter To the first actual battle on the 24th February 21 13:51
Pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who will be playing this season in the major league, Blue Jays, practiced pitching against batters for the first time at a camp in Florida on the 20th.
A 32-year-old pitcher who transferred to the Blue Jays from a professional baseball giant, entered a camp in Florida on the 13th of this month.
Yamaguchi pitched five balls at a time to seven batters in total, and hit two hits with five hits. Among them, Bradymir Guerrero Jr., who is expected to be a star candidate in the major leagues, In the match against the players, the ball was hit with the second slider, hit the short ball with the fourth ball, and hit the middle ball with the fifth ball.
Yamaguchi said, "I was a little excited because I was a member I knew," he said. I'm glad to throw myself to the batter for the first time to get a sense of myself, and since the right batter responded that an out-course cut ball was effective, I want to make it a usable ball. "
Yamaguchi will pitch in an open match against Braves this month on the 24th, and will face his first major battle against major league players.