Major League Mariners Kikuchi et al. Pitching practice against batter July 9 15:33
Major leaguer Mariners pitcher Yuki Kikuchi and Blue Jays pitcher Shun Yamaguchi practiced battling against the batter for the first time on the 8th at the camp restarted for the opening.
On the 8th, Camp Kikuchi practiced pitching for the first time against the batter at the Mariners' hometown of Seattle, which was reopened from 3rd of this month.
He pitched 40 balls according to a total of 10 batters, hitting three hits and striking out three, and pitcher Kikuchi said, "I was worried after a long time, but I was able to manage the count well. It wasn't, but I think the speed of the ball is up to a certain extent, and I think I'm going to go even higher. I have a good start."
Yamaguchi, who has transferred from a professional baseball giant, belongs to Blue Jays, and due to the Canadian government's restrictions on foreign nationals from entering the country, the restart of the camp at the hometown of Toronto was delayed from 6th of this month.
In the practice on the 8th, pitchers threw to the batter, pitcher Yamaguchi also went up to the mound, throwing a fast ball to the main player Bradymir Guerrero Jr.
On the other hand, in the fielder, Shogo Akiyama of Reds transferred from Seibu participated in the red and white match held at the camp at No. 1 / center, one first bat at strikeout and three second at bats It was an unsuccessful strikeout and there were no two hits.