Professional baseball DeNA Imanaga to be the opening pitcher for the second consecutive year May 19 19:13
Shota Imanaga, who won 13th place in the league last year in professional baseball / DeNA, has decided to serve as the opening pitcher for the second consecutive year.
This was revealed at an online interview after DeNA's Ramirez's Red and White match at Yokohama Stadium, which is based in 30 Japan.
Last year, Pitcher Imanaga served as the opening pitcher for the first time, winning 8 pitches with no goals and winning 13 pitches in the league last season.
This time, he continued to make good pitches in the open game, and after the opening postponement was decided, he put a lot of effort into weight training and refined it into a strong straight. Then, in the red and white game on the 30th, which was the first pitching in two months, he threw two innings and showed a good pitch without even one runner.
Imanaga, who has played an important role for the second year in a row, said, “I'm aiming for the opening pitcher, so I'm more focused. I want to do my best for a year to earn the trust of the team.” It was.
Ramirez said, "I left the decision of the opening pitcher to the coach of the pitcher, but he fits that well. I think he will pitch well in the opening game."