Yakult Okugawa's pitching practice "I want to get closer to the feeling of the game" 17:20 on May 2
While the season for professional baseball could not be predicted due to the influence of the new coronavirus, Yakult's draft first rookie Kasunobu Okugawa practiced pitching at the mound of the stadium for the first time, saying "I want to get closer to the feeling of the game", and nearly 100 pitches I threw it.
Pitcher Okugawa spent two camps in the camp because of slight inflammation on his right elbow, but he is gradually increasing the pace of adjustment. On the 2nd, he practiced pitching while watching coach Shingo Takatsu at a stadium in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture. It was.
On the 2nd, I used the mound for the first time to say "I want to get closer to the feeling of a match", and the 95 batters were thrown with changing balls mixed while exchanging signs with the batter.
Okugawa said, "I still have a feeling of pitching, but I would like to bring it to the state where it can be thrown in the game from now on. I will do my best to show the fans who play an active part on the stage after the opening." I told you.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the opening of professional baseball has not been foreseen, and Yakult players have been unable to practice for more than a month, but Okugawa said, “I have to do my best to be a professional for a long time. I think it's a face-to-face period. I try to work hard every day in order to improve my skills and gain the physical strength to fight for a year, "he said.
Also, when asked about the summer national high school baseball that is being held uncertainly, looking back at the time when I got the second place as the ace of Seiryo High School last year, I said, `` I can not compete in front of so many people and lose. It was a place where I could feel the tension that I could not do it. My experience on the big stage is still alive. I would like to do it if I am a high school student. "