Yoshitomo Tsutsuka "Leading joy" to restart the camp Major League Rays July 4 8:49

In the major league that was decided to start late this month, the camp that had been suspended due to the influence of the new coronavirus was restarted by many teams on the 3rd, and Ray Satoshi Yoshitomo Tsutsuka said, ``I can practice in the field. I felt a lot of joy," he said.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the major league was decided to start on the 23rd or 24th of this month, about four months behind the scheduled March, and many of the interruptions were interrupted. Baseball camp was also restarted from the 3rd.

Rays, who will play Tsutsuka from this season, resumes camp at the baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is based, and the players participate in practice by taking measures against infection, such as wearing masks and washing their hands. Did.

After returning to Japan in late March and preparing for voluntary training, Tsutsuka returned to the US to reopen the camp and performed free batting from the first day, showing a sharp hit.

This was the first time Tsutsuka had practiced at the raise's stadium, saying that he continued to practice while waiting for the opening decision in Japan, ``It was difficult to know when it would start, but it was good on this stage. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I needed to play, and when the opening day was decided, I was happy and full."

"I was very pleased to be able to practice in the field. I am delighted to be able to practice at this wonderful stadium."

On the other hand, as the number of infected people in Florida and the United States is rapidly increasing, about going to the opening, ``Of course there is a risk of being infected, but I will try to take measures I can do and try to concentrate on playing. I am talking."