Professional baseball Rakuten pitcher Norimoto “Just wait for the opening with a goal” May 12 18:36
Regarding the release of the emergency declaration by the new type coronavirus, while professional baseball is aiming for the opening of the next month, Rakuten's ace, Tsuyoshi Norimoto pitcher said, "The opening will be decided with a goal. I just wait. "
Professional baseball will be held at the representative team of 12 teams held on the 11th, and by carefully checking the infection situation by the end of this month and preparing for the preparation, the 12 teams will aim to open from the middle of the next month to the end of next month. Matched
Starting this month, Rakuten players have resumed voluntary training using the facilities of the baseball team, and in the practice on the morning of the 12th, the pitching pitcher of the player chairman Norimoto, who was originally appointed as the opening pitcher, was 40 balls with a bullpen. I threw in.
After practicing, Pitcher Norimoto calmly said, "I think the opening date and schedule should be decided as soon as possible, but I think the players just have to wait while they have their goals. I want to be careful when injuring."
In addition, regarding the opening pitcher, he said, "I wish I could be selected. I hope that I can demonstrate my strength in the place where I am assigned and can pitch myself."
On the other hand, he said that the all-star game that he participated in three times was canceled for the first time, "I think it is natural that I can not hold it because there is no standard for selecting players when there are no matches". It was.